Behavioral Economic Intervention to Improve HIV Behaviors in Sexual Minority Individuals
Development of a Behavioral Economic Intervention to Improve HIV-related Behaviors Among Sexual Minority Individuals
- HIV Prevention
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Enrolment target
- 60
- Started
- 3 March 2025
- Main results due
- 1 January 2027
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 23 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 18 years to 34 years.
- Open to any sex.
- Healthy volunteers can take part.
These are the headline rules only. Every study has a longer list, and whether you are eligible is decided by the research team at the site — never by this page.
Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults 18 - 34 years of age * HIV negative (assessed via Rapid HIV Antibody Test) * Identify as gay, or bisexual * Recent (past 3 months) methamphetamine use * Currently prescribed and taking HIV PrEP medication * Self-reported HIV PrEP nonadherence in the past three months * Urine screen test for PrEP nonadherence * Self-reported condomless anal sex or a STI in the past three months * Able to attend all study visits * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * Currently receiving treatment for any substance use disorder, * HIV positive * Having a medical or psychiatric illness that in the opinion of the PI would interfere with study participation * Unable to provide informed consent * Unable to attend protocol directed study visits * Any plans that would preclude study completion (e.g. surgery, major medical treatments such as chemotherapy, incarceration, travel/moving out of San Antonio, Texas)
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
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.
Study sites(1)
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06745947. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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