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Behavioral Economic Intervention to Improve HIV Behaviors in Sexual Minority Individuals
Led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Updated on 2025-06-22
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
121 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Lead Sponsor
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research study is testing a new behavioral therapy called Episodic Future Thinking or EFT can help people reduce drug use and risky sexual behaviors while helping them adhere to their HIV prevention medication (PrEP). Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive standard care, which includes counseling on HIV prevention, drug use reduction, and sexual health. The other group will receive standard care plus a new program called Episodic Future Thinking (EFT), where participants will think about and plan for their future goals using a mobile app and counseling sessions. Study procedures that are not part of regular care include filling out surveys, providing blood, urine, and swab samples for testing, and using the EFT app.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Behavioral Economic Intervention to Improve HIV Behaviors in Sexual Minority Individuals
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults 18 to 34 years of age
- HIV negative as confirmed by Rapid HIV Antibody Test
- Identify as gay or bisexual
- Used methamphetamine in the past 3 months
- Currently prescribed and taking HIV PrEP medication
- Self-reported PrEP nonadherence in the past 3 months
- Positive urine screen test for PrEP nonadherence
- Self-reported condomless anal sex or diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection in the past 3 months
- Able to attend all study visits
- Fluent in English
You will not qualify if you...
- Currently receiving treatment for any substance use disorder
- HIV positive
- Having a medical or psychiatric illness that would interfere with study participation as determined by the principal investigator
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Unable to attend study visits as required by the protocol
- Any plans that would prevent study completion such as surgery, major medical treatments (like chemotherapy), incarceration, or moving out of San Antonio, Texas
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
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Research Team
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Emeka Okafor, PhD, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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