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Integrating Sexual Pleasure Into Harm Reduction Services for Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Persons Who Engage in Chemsex or Substance Use in Thailand

NCT07509853 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2026-04-08

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Summary

The study evaluates the integration of a sexual pleasure-based approach into harm reduction services for MSM and transgender persons engaging in chemsex or substance use in Thailand, using the "Pleasuremeter" tool to improve sexual health and related outcomes.

Conditions

  • HIV Prevention
  • Substance Use
  • Mental Health
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
  • Chemsex

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pleasuremeter-guided qualitative interview

Semi-structured in-depth interviews guided by the Pleasuremeter framework, covering 7 domains of sexual pleasure: * Physical and psychological satisfaction * Self-determination * Consent * Safety * Privacy * Confidence * Communication/negotiation

BEHAVIORAL

Pleasuremeter-based sexual pleasure discussion integrated with harm reduction services

Participants will undergo: * Sexual pleasure assessment using Pleasuremeter (0-10 scale, 3-month recall) * Behavioral risk and substance use assessment * HIV/STI testing * Mental health screening using Electronic Mental Wellness Tool (e-mwTool) * Social and stigma assessment * Harm reduction services (drug literacy, counseling, referral, harm reduction kits) The intervention aims to facilitate structured discussions on sexual pleasure within harm reduction services.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institute of HIV Research and Innovation Foundation, Thailand

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Akarin Hiransuthikul, MD,MSc · Chulalongkorn University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-01
Primary Completion
2027-05-01
Completion
2028-05-01

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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