Behavioral Economic Intervention to Improve HIV Behaviors in Sexual Minority Individuals

Part of paid clinical trials in San Antonio, Texas.

Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Study ID
NCT06745947
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • HIV Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 34 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • EFT — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants who meet the eligibility criteria will receive the EFT intervention, a cognitive training exercise designed to help them generate and visualize future events or goals. The intervention will be administered individually, in person, by a trained counselor

Study Details

This research study is testing a new behavioral therapy called Episodic Future Thinking or EFT can help people reduce drug use and risky sexual behaviors while helping them adhere to their HIV prevention medication (PrEP). Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will receive standard care, which includes counseling on HIV prevention, drug use reduction, and sexual health. The other group will receive standard care plus a new program called Episodic Future Thinking (EFT), where participants will think about and plan for their future goals using a mobile app and counseling sessions. Study procedures that are not part of regular care include filling out surveys, providing blood, urine, and swab samples for testing, and using the EFT app.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 3, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2027
Completion
Jul 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Episodic Future Thinking App
    EFT is a behavioral economic intervention designed to improve decision-making by reducing delay discounting and improving demand. The EFT intervention will be administered through a combination of in-person counseling sessions and mobile health (mHealth) technology via an app platform.
  • No Intervention: Control Group
    Standard of Care: The standard of care group will receive brief information and supportive counseling around PrEP adherence, methamphetamine use reduction and engaging in safe sexual behaviors. Participants will also receive counseling on a topic of concern identified by the participant.

Primary Outcome Measure

Dried Blood Spot Analysis for PrEP adherence [ Time Frame: Day 1 to Day 180 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSan AntonioTexas78229
Chukwuemeka N Okafor, PhD, MPH

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