Alcohol & Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors

Part of paid clinical trials in Phoenix, Arizona.

Sponsor
Arizona State University
Study ID
NCT06158880
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Alcohol Drinking
  • Emotions
  • Sexual Aggression
  • Sexual Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
21 Years - 30 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Alcoholic Beverage — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will consume an alcoholic beverage (vodka mixed with fruit juice) that is the equivalent of 3-4 standard alcoholic drinks based on their body weight.
  • Non-alcoholic Beverage — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will consume a nonalcoholic beverage (fruit juice) that is the isovolemic equivalent of 3-4 standard alcoholic drinks based on their body weight.
  • Partner Negative Mood Manipulation — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will engage in a laboratory task and will then report their own and their partner's emotions following the task.
  • Partner Positive Mood Manipulation — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will engage in a laboratory task and will then report their own and their partner's emotions following the task.

Study Details

This project extends the investigators' previous research regarding the intersecting risks of alcohol, sexual risk behavior (SRB), and sexual aggression (SA) in male drinkers who have sex with women by examining the mediating and moderating roles of both intrapersonal and interpersonal emotional factors. While independent streams of research consistently document alcohol's role in SRB and SA, the investigators' work has demonstrated that these behaviors are related, and that alcohol exacerbates their likelihood both independently and synergistically. The researchers' investigations focus on a particular type of SRB: men's resistance to condom use with female partners who want to have protected sex. Condom use resistance (CUR) is common and normative among young male drinkers, with up to 80% of men reporting engaging in CUR. Of particular concern, research demonstrates that up to 42% of men report using coercive CUR tactics such as emotional manipulation, deception, condom sabotage, and force to obtain unprotected sex. Investigators will evaluate hypotheses that distal and proximal emotional and alcohol factors influence in-the-moment SRB/CUR intentions as well as daily alcohol use and SRB/CUR. The investigators will also examine whether the relationships among assessed variables are similar across experimental and naturalistic settings. That is, investigate the extent to which men's responses in the lab parallel their real-world drinking and SRB/CUR behaviors, particularly regarding self and partner emotions, empathy, and interpersonal stress.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 17, 2024
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027
Completion
Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
320 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Alcoholic beverage
    Participants will receive a dose of alcohol mixed in fruit juice designed to achieve a peak breath alcohol concentration of .08%.
  • Active Comparator: Non-alcoholic beverage
    Participants will receive a beverage that does not contain alcohol (fruit juice only).
  • Experimental: Partner Negative Mood Manipulation
    Participants receive an experimental manipulation describing negative emotions in a hypothetical sexual partner.
  • Active Comparator: Partner Positive Mood Manipulation
    Participants receive an experimental manipulation describing positive emotions in a hypothetical sexual partner.

Primary Outcome Measure

Mean score of sexual risk intentions [ Time Frame: within one hour of receiving the intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Arizona State UniversityPhoenixArizona85004
Kelly Davis, PhD
[email protected]
602-496-3217
Nolan Eldridge
[email protected]
Kelly Davis, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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