Overview
This is a non-randomized behavioral trial that aims to investigate whether changes in inflammatory and type I IFN expression coincide with changes in methamphetamine use and viral load over the course of 12 weeks in HIV-positive people assigned male at birth with and without methamphetamine use disorder.
Description
This is a within-subjects, two-arm study with 35 HIV-positive people assigned male at birth receiving contingency management for treatment of methamphetamine use disorder and 20 HIV-positive people assigned male at birth serving as a non-substance-using healthy control (N=55 total). HIV-positive participants with methamphetamine use disorder who meet the eligibility criteria will be assigned to the contingency management treatment group. HIV-positive participants who do not use substances and meet the specific criteria will be assigned to the non-substance-using control group. Participants will be observed over 8 weeks, with another follow-up 4 weeks thereafter.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
For Contingency Management:
- Assigned male sex at birth
- 18 to 45 years of age
- Reports having sex with men in the past 12 months.
- HIV-positive (confirmed by certification or by HIV rapid test)
- Has an HIV care provider (last seen in the past 12 months)
- Has a current antiretroviral prescription
- Meets the DSM-5 criteria for methamphetamine use disorder using SCID-5
- Urine test is positive for methamphetamine within 30 days of their screening visit
- Seeking treatment for methamphetamine use disorder.
- Ability to attend twice weekly appointments for drug testing and treatment
For Non-substance-using Control:
- Assigned male sex at birth
- 18 to 45 years of age
- Reports having sex with men in the past 12 months.
- HIV-positive (confirmed by certification or by HIV rapid test)
- Has an HIV care provider (last seen in the past 12 months)
- Has a current antiretroviral prescription
Exclusion Criteria:
For Contingency Management:
- Identifies as (cis- or transgender) female
- Reports another current or past substance use disorder
- Reports being in another intervention or clinical trial for substance use
- Positive test for opioids, cocaine, and/or MDMA
For Non-substance-using Control:
- Identifies as (cis- or transgender) female
- Positive test for methamphetamine, opioids, cocaine, and/or MDMA.
- Reports substance use (methamphetamine, opioids, cocaine, MDMA, hallucinogens, heavy alcohol use, and/or tobacco) in the past 6 months
- Reports past or current substance use disorder