Risk Reduction Intervention for Vulnerable Young Adult Males (YMHP)

May 30, 2013 updated by: Jeffrey T. Parsons, Hunter College of City University of New York
The primary aim of this study is to test a brief 4-session risk reduction intervention, based on Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) to reduce the co-occurrence of club drug use and sexual risk taking behaviors among non-treatment seeking young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in NYC.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized clinical trial. A sample of 300 non-treatment seeking YMSM (ages 18-24) who report risky sex and club drug use in the past 90 days are being enrolled using active and passive community-based recruitment strategies in NYC. After baseline assessment, participants are being randomly assigned to one of two study arms: a Brief Risk Reduction Intervention Condition - a four session MET intervention piloted for feasibility and acceptability among YMSM, designed to increase readiness to change club drug use and unprotected sex; or an Education Comparison Condition - four sessions of facilitated education regarding the effects of club drugs and unprotected sex. Participants undergo follow-up assessments 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after baseline.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

317

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10018
        • Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training of Hunter College, CUNY

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 29 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 5 days of drug use (cocaine, ketamine, ecstasy, methamphetamine, or GHB) in the past 90 days;
  • At least 1 instance of unprotected anal sex in the past 90 days;
  • Biological male;
  • HIV-negative;
  • Residential stability;
  • Ability to communicate in written English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms;
  • Currently suicidal/homicidal;
  • Evidence of gross cognitive impairment;
  • Reports current enrollment in a drug or HIV related intervention or research study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: intervention condition
Participants randomized to the intervention condition will undergo 4 one-hour sessions of motivational interviewing (MI), during which their sexual risk taking and substance use patterns will be discussed with a trained counselor with the goal of reducing instances of unprotected anal sex and substance use.
Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention randomized control trial
Substance using HIV-negative young MSM who engage in sexual risk are randomized to either a motivational interviewing or an education condition to reduce sexual risk and drug use.
Active Comparator: Education condition
Participants randomized to the education condition will undergo 4 one-hour sessions during which they will view video segments and discuss sexual risk taking and substance use with a health educator, with the goal of reducing instances of unprotected anal sex and substance use by making informed decisions.
Behavioral: HIV prevention intervention randomized control trial
Substance using HIV-negative young MSM who engage in sexual risk are randomized to either a motivational interviewing or an education condition to reduce sexual risk and drug use.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sexual risk
Time Frame: every three months over the course of a year
Participants in the MET condition will report greater reductions in the number of unprotected anal intercourse acts and in the proportion of days of club drug use than those in the education comparison condition at the end of the intervention period (3 months) and will maintain greater reductions in the number of unprotected anal intercourse acts and the proportion of days of club drug use than those in the education comparison condition at the three follow-up assessments (6, 9, and 12 months).
every three months over the course of a year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
motivation to change club drug use and unsafe sex over 12 months
Time Frame: every three months over the course of a year
The following factors assessed at baseline will predict club drug use and unsafe sex over the 12-month outcome period: baseline severity of club drug use, baseline severity of other substance use, motivation, decisional balance, and self-efficacy.
every three months over the course of a year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Hunter College of City University of New York

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jeffrey T Parsons, PhD, Hunter College of CUNY and Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 5, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 6, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 3, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 30, 2013

Last Verified

May 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01DA020366 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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