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Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors: Alcohol, Sexual Aggression, and Emotional Factors (Extension)
Led by Arizona State University · Updated on 2025-07-04
320
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Arizona State University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying the relationships among alcohol use, sexual risk behavior, sexual aggression, and emotional factors in young men who have sex with women. This study focuses on men's resistance to using condoms with female partners who want protected sex, a common behavior with significant concern when coercive tactics are involved. The research aims to understand how emotional and alcohol-related factors influence sexual risk intentions and behaviors in both lab and real-world settings. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either an alcoholic beverage containing vodka mixed with fruit juice or a similar nonalcoholic fruit juice drink. They also experience experimental tasks designed to evoke either negative or positive emotions in a hypothetical sexual partner. These manipulations help assess the impact of partner emotions on participants' sexual risk behaviors and intentions. The alcoholic beverage is dosed to achieve a peak breath alcohol concentration of .08%. During the study, participants' sexual risk intentions are measured within one hour of receiving the interventions, and their sexual risk behavior is tracked over six months. The researchers collect data on participants' own and their partner's emotions after the laboratory tasks to compare lab responses with real-world behaviors. The study involves male participants aged 21 to 30 who have recent sexual and alcohol use histories, with monitoring spanning immediate and longer-term outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Alcohol & Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Single
- Male
- Ages 21 to 30 years
- Had unprotected intercourse with a woman at least once in the past year
- Consumed alcohol at least once per week in the past 30 days
- Had sex with a woman at least twice in the past 30 days
You will not qualify if you...
- History of alcohol problems
- Medical condition or medications that prevent alcohol consumption
- In a monogamous relationship lasting longer than 6 months
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 1 day
Participants receive assigned behavioral interventions including consumption of alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages and participation in mood manipulation laboratory tasks.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 months
Participants are observed for sexual risk behavior outcomes following the intervention.
1 follow-up visit approximately 6 months after intervention
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85004
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Research Team
K
Kelly Davis, PhD
N
Nolan Eldridge
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
4
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