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Theory-based Text Messaging to Reduce Methamphetamine Use and HIV Risks Among MSM

NCT02008526 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 286

Last updated 2017-09-18

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Summary

Participants receive culturally relevant and specifically tailored text messages based on the behavioral change theoretical constructs of Social Support Theory, Health Belief Model, and Social Cognitive Theory. Participants are randomized into one of three conditions for an 8-week intervention period: Group 1: culturally relevant theory-based text messages interactively transmitted by peer health educators (TXT-PHE); or, Group 2: the same culturally relevant theory-based text messages transmitted by automation (TXT-Auto); or, Group 3: assessment-only (AO) control with no theoretically based text messages.

Conditions

  • Methamphetamine Abuse
  • HIV

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Text Messages Transmitted by Peer Health Educators (TXT-PHE)

Participants receive five gay-specific, theory-based pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. Participants who respond to the pre-written text messages or initiate queries or requests for support ("pull") are sent additional real-time messages back from the PHE. Text messages are transmitted and responded to in real time, at the peak hours of high-risk activities. During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.

BEHAVIORAL

Text Messages Transmitted by Automation (TXT-Auto)

Participants receive five gay-specific, theory-based pre-written messages per day sent on a predetermined schedule. During the 8-week intervention, participants receive a brief weekly text-based assessment on their methamphetamine use and HIV sexual behaviors in the previous seven days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Cathy J Reback, Ph.D. · Friends Research Institute, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • United States

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