Status:
COMPLETED
Alcohol and Implicit Process in Sexual Risk Behavior in MSM
Lead Sponsor:
Syracuse University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Boston University
Conditions:
Alcohol Drinking
Sex Behavior
Eligibility:
MALE
21-50 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The current study is the first empirical investigation that directly addresses the correspondence between responses regarding indicators of risky sexual behavior while under the influence of alcohol i...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must be between the ages of 21-50
- Moderate or heavy drinkers based on classifications from the Quantity-Frequency-Variability Questionnaire (QFV; Cahalan, Cisin, \& Crossley, 1969)
- Self-identify with the sexual orientation equivalent of a 3 or higher on the Kinsey Scale (Kinsey et al., 1948; Kinsey et al., 1953), a 7-point scale used to assess self-identified sexual orientation, with zero representing exclusive heterosexuality and 6 representing exclusive homosexuality.
- Participants must also have engaged in sex with other men at least once/month for the past 3 months.
Exclusion
- a) under the age of 21 or b) do not have a government issued ID or c) are not able to provide medical records or other official documents with a birthdate (e.g., birth certificate), accompanied by a photo ID
- Scores ≥ 5 on the Brief Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (Brief MAST; Pokorny, Miller, \& Kaplan, 1972)
- Any ASSIST substance involvement score of ≥ 27 (National Institute on Drug Abuse; http://www.drugabuse.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nmassist.pdf)
- Score ≥ 15 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8; Kroenke et al., 2009)
- 4 subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI; Derogatis \& Melisaratos, 1979), Somatization, Obsession-compulsion, Paranoid ideation, and Psychoticism will be administered; Individuals experiencing severe psychological health symptoms (score \> 2 on any item) will be further questioned by a research assistant in order to determine if there is psychiatric distress or problems present
- Report current medications or current medical problems (e.g., liver disorders, heart disease, HIV+ serostatus) that contraindicate alcohol use using the Medical Condition Questionnaire; Participants who confirm that they are using (i.e., have used in the past week) any prescribed drugs for which alcohol use is contraindicated (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/drug\_Aa.html) will be excluded. Participants also currently regularly taking (i.e., past 24 hours) any herbals and vitamins, including sleep aids (chamomile) and herbal preparations for anxiety and depression (Kava Kava or St. John's Wort) that contraindicate alcohol use will be excluded
- Persons with cognitive and or psychomotor deficits will be excluded from the experiment (based on RA and PI determination)
- Endorse currently being in a committed, exclusive monogamous relationship
- Report treatment for emotional or substance use disorders (defined by current treatment or treatment in the past 3 months) or recent history of significant alcohol problems as indicated by inpatient/outpatient alcohol treatment or alcohol self-help group attendance (e.g., AA) within the past 3 years.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
260 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03361384
Start Date
May 1 2016
End Date
June 30 2020
Last Update
July 23 2021
Active Locations (3)
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1
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
2
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York, United States, 13244
3
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, 57069