ANCHORS Study: UH2 Project
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 6/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | December 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | August 2019 |
| Contact: | Robert Leeman, PhD |
| Email: | robert.leeman@ufl.edu |
| Phone: | 352-294-1808 |
Advancing New Computer-based Help On Risky Sex (ANCHORS) Study: UH2 Project
According to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, men who have sex with men (MSM), young adults,
Black and Latino men and people in the Southern U.S. are at highest HIV risk and should be
targeted with cost-effective, scalable interventions. The study team propose a synergistic
mobile intervention to reduce alcohol and HIV risk in young adult MSM that combines 3
efficacious approaches.
Black and Latino men and people in the Southern U.S. are at highest HIV risk and should be
targeted with cost-effective, scalable interventions. The study team propose a synergistic
mobile intervention to reduce alcohol and HIV risk in young adult MSM that combines 3
efficacious approaches.
New prevention efforts must address alcohol and HIV and be directed to the highest-risk
groups. While interventions have targeted MSM, few have targeted young MSM specifically.
Young people and MSM bring particular challenges. Thus, it is important that prevention be
targeted to them and developed with their input. To that end, the goal of this project is to
lay the groundwork for a synergistic, mobile intervention to reduce alcohol use and risky sex
and prevent HIV among young adult MSM. This research study is made up of three related
sub-projects: 1) a web-based survey; 2) a series of focus groups and 3) a small, preliminary
acceptability and usability to study to test the mobile intervention. The proposed
intervention to be tested on a preliminary basis in this study combines brief motivational
intervention with daily interactive voice response (IVR) monitoring including personalized
feedback. Ultimately, this combined intervention will also include pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP), however there will be no medication in this particular study. Each of these
components has efficacy in enhancing treatment adherence, reducing alcohol and/or HIV risk
but requires other interventions to maximize its potential benefit. Combining them will
capitalize on the strength of each, leading to a higher impact alcohol and HIV preventive
intervention.
groups. While interventions have targeted MSM, few have targeted young MSM specifically.
Young people and MSM bring particular challenges. Thus, it is important that prevention be
targeted to them and developed with their input. To that end, the goal of this project is to
lay the groundwork for a synergistic, mobile intervention to reduce alcohol use and risky sex
and prevent HIV among young adult MSM. This research study is made up of three related
sub-projects: 1) a web-based survey; 2) a series of focus groups and 3) a small, preliminary
acceptability and usability to study to test the mobile intervention. The proposed
intervention to be tested on a preliminary basis in this study combines brief motivational
intervention with daily interactive voice response (IVR) monitoring including personalized
feedback. Ultimately, this combined intervention will also include pre-exposure prophylaxis
(PrEP), however there will be no medication in this particular study. Each of these
components has efficacy in enhancing treatment adherence, reducing alcohol and/or HIV risk
but requires other interventions to maximize its potential benefit. Combining them will
capitalize on the strength of each, leading to a higher impact alcohol and HIV preventive
intervention.
Inclusion Criteria:
Web-survey:
- Male sex
- Young adult age
- Ability to read and write English
- Recent sexual activity with another man
Focus group: All inclusion criteria will be the same as the web survey
Usability phase:
- Past-month alcohol use
- Recent sexual activity with another man
- Willingness to try pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Exclusion Criteria:
Focus group:
- A current undergraduate or graduate student at any level in one of the 3 departments
that make up the College of Health and Human Performance (HHP) at the University of
Florida (UF), where Dr. Leeman's faculty appointment is.
- Do not want to engage in open discussion regarding substance use or sexual
activity/orientation in a group setting. It will be possible for participants to
contribute to focus group discussions without providing detailed information about
their own substance use or sexual activity, however focus group participants must have
a degree of openness to discussing these topics with others. These groups will take
place with 6-7 other people and some people may be made uncomfortable by the
discussions that may take place with regard to participants' drinking, substance use
or sexual behavior.
- Not willing to be recorded via an electronic recording device
We found this trial at
1
site
University of Florida The University of Florida (UF) is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research...
Click here to add this to my saved trials
