Status:
UNKNOWN
Sexual Confidence: CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder With HIV Risk Reduction Counselling for HIV-negative gbMSM
Lead Sponsor:
Toronto Metropolitan University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of British Columbia
Unity Health Toronto
Conditions:
Social Anxiety
Sexual Risk
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Given the continued high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence rates among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in North American cities, there is a critical need for HIV p...
Detailed Description
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to bear a disproportionate burden of the sexually transmitted infections (STI), such as HIV in Canada, largely attributable to efficie...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must report engaging in CAS sex without PrEP with a man of HIV-positive or unknown HIV status within the last 3 months and report using substances within 2 hours before and/or during sexual activities. Participants must self-identify as a man (including trans\* men who self-identify as men), and be aged 18 or older.
- To minimize bias, participants will be asked to report to the research study clinician in case they decide to engage in other psychotherapies outside of the study protocol or decide to change their psychoactive medication or dose for the duration of their participation in the study. Participants who participate in outside psychotherapies or who change their medication regimens will still be permitted to conclude the therapy, but their data will not be included in the RCT analyses.
Exclusion
- As mentioned previously, participants taking PrEP will be excluded from participating. This excludes individuals 1) on daily PrEP dosing, with no more then 3 doses missed per week at the time of exposure and 2) on-demand dosing at the time of the exposure, including at least one dose before and after exposure. Participants need to score within 1 SD of the clinical mean (M = 67.2) for social anxiety disorder on the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale.
- Persons will be excluded if our assessors/counsellors find that a participant's ability to respond to study measures is compromised by mental or physical disabilities or inability to speak and understand English.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
176 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04381559
Start Date
December 15 2020
End Date
May 30 2025
Last Update
November 22 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1Y3