Alcohol Use and Sexual Risk: An Intervention

January 9, 2024 updated by: University of New Mexico
Adolescents are at great risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (CDC, 2000a; DiLorenzo & Whaley, 1999). Though the CDC (2000b) reports that overall AIDS incidence is on the decline, there has been no comparable decline in the number of newly diagnosed HIV cases among young people aged 13-19, and young people of color are particularly at risk. Compared to the general adolescent population, adolescents involved with the criminal justice system are younger at first intercourse, have a greater number of sex partners, and lower rates of condom use, resulting in higher rates of unintended pregnancy and STDs (e.g., St. Lawrence et al., 1999). Alcohol use is commonly cited as a reason for lack of condom use among high-risk adolescents such as those involved in the criminal justice system (e.g., Morris et al., 1998) and recent data from our research suggests that it is heavy alcohol use in concert with sexual activity that is most strongly related to lack of condom use (Bryan, Rocheleau, & Robbins, 2002a). The goal of this research is to design, implement, evaluation, and disseminate a successful HIV/STD risk reduction intervention that is theory-based, empirically targeted to adolescents, and articulated to a criminal justice setting. The study compares a sexual risk reduction intervention with a group motivational interviewing alcohol component to a standard sexual risk reduction intervention and a no treatment control condition. The investigators hope to show that: 1) A three-hour one-time intervention has the capacity to reduce sexual risk behavior up to one year post-release among high risk adolescents in detention, 2) A combined sexual and alcohol risk reduction intervention will result in larger decreases in sexual risk behavior than a sexual risk reduction alone, 3) The interventions will exert their effects through changes in mediators derived from a theoretically-based model of condom use intentions and behaviors, and 4) A sexual risk reduction intervention including an alcohol component will be especially effective for those adolescents with higher levels of existing alcohol problems. Finally, given proven efficacy, the intervention curricula and materials will be disseminated for use in adolescent detention facilities throughout the state.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80309
        • University of Colorado

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All young people between the ages of 14 and 17 who were in the detention centers at which recruitment took place.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 14 or non-English speaking

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Information only
Behavioral: Information only
Active Comparator: sexual risk reduction intervention
Behavioral: Sexual risk reduction intervention
Experimental: SRRI+ETOH
Behavioral: sexual risk reduction + alcohol risk reduction component

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Condom use
Time Frame: one year
one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
alcohol use
Time Frame: one year
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of New Mexico

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 3, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2009

First Posted (Estimated)

June 5, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

January 11, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01AA013844-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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