The Getting Off App for Methamphetamine-Using Gay and Bisexual Men

Part of paid clinical trials in Los Angeles, California.

Sponsor
Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Study ID
NCT03884946
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Getting Off App — OTHER
    A mobile phone application based on the "Getting Off" methamphetamine treatment manual. Participants download the app and progress through the sessions of the Getting Off intervention through the administration of games, activities, lessons, quizzes, and tutorials. There are 24 sessions total in the app, each addressing a different component of the methamphetamine treatment process. The fundamental basis of the app is gay-specific cognitive behavioral therapy, with elements of motivational interviewing, social support theory, and health belief model dynamics included.

Study Details

A commonly used manualized outpatient methamphetamine intervention for gay and bisexual men, "Getting Off," is being translated into a mobile phone application (i.e., app) available for download through common app marketplaces. The application will provide games, guided lessons, informational support, and resources to gay and bisexual men seeking to reduce their methamphetamine use and risky sexual behaviors.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 30, 2019
Status verified
Mar 2025
Primary completion
Apr 26, 2024
Completion
Apr 26, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
226 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Immediate Delivery
    Participants randomized into the Immediate Delivery arm (n = 113) receive access to the app immediately upon enrollment, and are given a pre- (baseline) and post- (one month post-baseline) test.
  • Placebo Comparator: Delayed Delivery
    Participants randomized into the Delayed Delivery arm (n = 113) don't receive access to the app until one month post-baseline. For the RCT portion of the analysis, they will also be assessed at baseline and one month post-baseline (i.e., a pre- and post- prior to app exposure, making them the placebo comparator).

Primary Outcome Measure

Methamphetamine Use [ Time Frame: from baseline to 9-months post randomization ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Friends Community CenterLos AngelesCalifornia90038-

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