Theory-based Text Messaging to Reduce Methamphetamine Use and HIV Risks Among MSM
NCT ID: NCT02008526
Last Updated: 2017-09-18
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
286 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2014-01-31
2017-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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TXT-PHE
Gay-specific, Theory-based Text Messages Transmitted by Peer Health Educators (TXT-PHE)
This condition is interactive and tailored to the needs of the individual participant. PHEs initiate (i.e., "push") text messages to participants and also respond to participant-initiated queries and participant responses to the PHE messages (i.e., "pull").
Participants receive five pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. Participants who respond to the pre-written text messages or initiate queries or requests for support ("pull") are sent additional real-time messages back from the PHE.
During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.
Text Messages Transmitted by Peer Health Educators (TXT-PHE)
Participants receive five gay-specific, theory-based pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. Participants who respond to the pre-written text messages or initiate queries or requests for support ("pull") are sent additional real-time messages back from the PHE. Text messages are transmitted and responded to in real time, at the peak hours of high-risk activities. During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.
TXT-Auto
Group 2: Gay-specific, Theory-based Text Messages Transmitted by Automation (TXT-Auto)
Participants assigned to this group receive automatic text-messages.
Following the initial welcome message, participants receive five pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule.
During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.
Text Messages Transmitted by Automation (TXT-Auto)
Participants receive five gay-specific, theory-based pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.
Assessment Only (AO)
During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Text Messages Transmitted by Peer Health Educators (TXT-PHE)
Participants receive five gay-specific, theory-based pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. Participants who respond to the pre-written text messages or initiate queries or requests for support ("pull") are sent additional real-time messages back from the PHE. Text messages are transmitted and responded to in real time, at the peak hours of high-risk activities. During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.
Text Messages Transmitted by Automation (TXT-Auto)
Participants receive five gay-specific, theory-based pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Between the ages of 18 and 65 years
* Methamphetamine use within the previous 3 months
* Unprotected anal intercourse (insertive or receptive) with a non-primary male partner in the previous 6 months
* Not currently in treatment or seeking methamphetamine abuse treatment
* Able and willing to fully charge a cellular phone daily
* Able and willing to provide informed consent
* Able and willing to comply with study requirements
Exclusion Criteria
* Not between the ages of 18 and 65 years
* Has not used methamphetamine in the previous 3 months
* Has not had unprotected anal intercourse (insertive or receptive) with a non-primary male partner in the previous 6 months
* Currently in treatment or seeking methamphetamine abuse treatment
* Unable or unwilling to fully charge a cellular phone daily
* Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
* Unable or unwilling to comply with study requirements
* Unable to understand the Informed Consent Form
* Determined to have a more serious psychiatric condition (SCID verified) that is beyond the safe enrollment of study procedures
18 Years
65 Years
MALE
No
Sponsors
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University of California, Los Angeles
OTHER
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Cathy J Reback, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Locations
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Friends Community Center, a division of Friends Research Institute, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90028
Los Angeles, California, United States
Countries
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References
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Reback CJ, Ling D, Shoptaw S, Rohde J. Developing a Text Messaging Risk Reduction Intervention for Methamphetamine-Using MSM: Research Note. Open AIDS J. 2010 May 14;4:116-22. doi: 10.2174/1874613601004030116.
Reback CJ, Grant DL, Fletcher JB, Branson CM, Shoptaw S, Bowers JR, Charania M, Mansergh G. Text messaging reduces HIV risk behaviors among methamphetamine-using men who have sex with men. AIDS Behav. 2012 Oct;16(7):1993-2002. doi: 10.1007/s10461-012-0200-7.
Other Identifiers
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