Comparing Brief Alcohol Interventions For HIV-HCV Co-infected Persons
Status: | Active, not recruiting |
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Conditions: | HIV / AIDS, Hepatitis |
Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - Any |
Updated: | 8/16/2018 |
Start Date: | January 2015 |
End Date: | June 2019 |
Two types of brief intervention, Brief Advice (BA) and Motivational Interviewing (MI), have
been shown to be efficacious in reducing drinking in non-HIV samples. Our goal is to
determine whether offering counseling beyond Brief Advice, namely MI, has greater alcohol
reduction effects. In the proposed randomized trial, all 300 HIV-HCV co-infected participants
will receive BA delivered by their HIV PCP during a regular HIV visit and will then be
randomized to either a 30-minute Motivational Interviewing Intervention with a Behavioral
Counselor (MI) or to HIV clinic treatment-as-usual. After this initial meeting, drinking
"check-in" (MI or BA) sessions will then be provided telephonically every three months for 18
months, with a final assessment at 24 months. Our primary outcome is drinks per week.
been shown to be efficacious in reducing drinking in non-HIV samples. Our goal is to
determine whether offering counseling beyond Brief Advice, namely MI, has greater alcohol
reduction effects. In the proposed randomized trial, all 300 HIV-HCV co-infected participants
will receive BA delivered by their HIV PCP during a regular HIV visit and will then be
randomized to either a 30-minute Motivational Interviewing Intervention with a Behavioral
Counselor (MI) or to HIV clinic treatment-as-usual. After this initial meeting, drinking
"check-in" (MI or BA) sessions will then be provided telephonically every three months for 18
months, with a final assessment at 24 months. Our primary outcome is drinks per week.
Two types of brief intervention, Brief Advice (BA) and Motivational Interviewing (MI), have
been shown to be efficacious in reducing drinking in non-HIV samples. Our goal is to
determine whether offering counseling beyond Brief Advice, namely MI, has greater alcohol
reduction effects. In the proposed randomized trial, all 300 HIV-HCV co-infected participants
will receive BA delivered by their HIV PCP during a regular HIV visit and will then be
randomized to either a 30-minute Motivational Interviewing Intervention with a Behavioral
Counselor (MI) or to HIV clinic treatment-as-usual. After this initial meeting, drinking
"check-in" (MI or BA) sessions will then be provided telephonically every three months for 18
months. Research assessments will also be done every three months, with a final assessment at
24 months. Our primary outcome is drinks per week.
been shown to be efficacious in reducing drinking in non-HIV samples. Our goal is to
determine whether offering counseling beyond Brief Advice, namely MI, has greater alcohol
reduction effects. In the proposed randomized trial, all 300 HIV-HCV co-infected participants
will receive BA delivered by their HIV PCP during a regular HIV visit and will then be
randomized to either a 30-minute Motivational Interviewing Intervention with a Behavioral
Counselor (MI) or to HIV clinic treatment-as-usual. After this initial meeting, drinking
"check-in" (MI or BA) sessions will then be provided telephonically every three months for 18
months. Research assessments will also be done every three months, with a final assessment at
24 months. Our primary outcome is drinks per week.
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV+
- HCV RNA positive
- consuming on average at least 4 alcoholic drinks per week in the last month
- 18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- current, severe psychiatric symptoms requiring immediate clinical attention (e.g.,
suicidal ideation, current mania, psychosis)
- inability to understand English
- cognitive impairment severe enough to interfere with ability to actively participate
- hepatocellular carcinoma or life expectancy less than 24 months
- plan to move from Providence area in the next 24 months
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sites
Miriam Hospital The Miriam Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital, with a history of providing...
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345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
(401) 455-6200
Principal Investigator: Michael D Stein, M.D.
Butler Hospital Founded in 1844, Butler Hospital is the state's only non-profit, free-standing psychiatric hospital...
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