The Outreach and Prevention at ALcohol Venues in East Africa Study (OPAL-East Africa- Aim 2) (OPAL-Aim 2)

NCT ID: NCT06036238

Last Updated: 2025-09-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-05-17

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the effect of a brief alcohol counseling intervention on PrEP and PEP adherence among adults with heavy alcohol use at high risk for HIV, while gaining insights into the facilitators, barriers, and cost-effectiveness of this approach.

Detailed Description

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The investigators have developed a mobilization strategy of integrating HIV testing within multi-disease screening to recruit \>2,000 people from drinking venues in Kenya and Uganda and invite them to begin biomedical HIV prevention if eligible (OPAL Aim 1; NCT05862857)

Following uptake of biomedical HIV prevention, persons with heavy alcohol use face challenges with retention in care and adherence to PrEP/PEP. The investigators have adapted a brief alcohol counseling intervention (Health Living Intervention) to reduce alcohol use and promote antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and HIV viral suppression among persons with HIV in Kenya and Uganda. The investigators now need to determine whether this intervention can promote retention in biomedical prevention and PrEP/PEP adherence among adults with heavy alcohol use.

Specific Aims:

* Determine the efficacy of the Healthy Living Intervention (HLI) to reduce heavy alcohol use vs. standard care (control) on retention in biomedical HIV prevention in a randomized trial among adults with heavy alcohol use.
* Determine the cost-effectiveness of interventions that increase biomedical HIV prevention retention among adults at high-risk for HIV who attend drinking venues.

The proposed research will address the critical intersection of alcohol use and HIV risk in SSA, by promoting retention of biomedical HIV prevention and exploring associated facilitators and barriers.

Conditions

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HIV/AIDS

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard of Care (Control)

Standard of care; alcohol counseling per Ministry of Health (MoH) guidelines

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard of Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants who are randomized to the control arm will receive basic alcohol counseling through the Ministry of Health if it is provided as standard of care.

Healthy Living Intervention

Healthy Living Intervention in-person alcohol counseling with booster phone calls

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Healthy Living Intervention (HLI)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Healthy Living Intervention (HLI) is a brief alcohol counseling intervention developed using the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral skills (IMB) model, a framework in which information, motivation, and behavioral skills are key determinants of health behavior. Participants initiating PrEP will be randomized to either HLI or standard of care alcohol counseling.

Interventions

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Healthy Living Intervention (HLI)

The Healthy Living Intervention (HLI) is a brief alcohol counseling intervention developed using the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral skills (IMB) model, a framework in which information, motivation, and behavioral skills are key determinants of health behavior. Participants initiating PrEP will be randomized to either HLI or standard of care alcohol counseling.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

Participants who are randomized to the control arm will receive basic alcohol counseling through the Ministry of Health if it is provided as standard of care.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult (≥18 years)
* HIV-uninfected (by rapid HIV antibody test)
* AUDIT-C score of \>=4 for men and \>=3 for women
* Attending a clinical visit for initiation of biomedical HIV prevention with oral or injectable PrEP or oral PEP (or the dapivirine vaginal ring, if available)
* Has access to a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria

* Ineligible for PrEP based on MoH guidelines
* Intention to move away from the study community in the coming year
* Gross inebriation or inability to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of California, Berkeley

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Makerere University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kenya Medical Research Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gabriel Chamie, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

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Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

Mbita, , Kenya

Site Status RECRUITING

Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)

Mbarara, , Uganda

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Kenya Uganda

Central Contacts

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Kara Marson, MPH

Role: CONTACT

650-346-5774

Gabriel Chamie, MD, MPH

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Jaqui Mwango

Role: primary

Brian Beesiga, MBChB

Role: primary

+256 (0) 312 281 479

Other Identifiers

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1R01AA030464-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

22-37054-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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