A video chat and text messages take aim at heavy drinking and risky sex in minority men
NCT ID NCT04821427
First seen Jul 23, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a brief video-counseling session followed by four weeks of app-based text messages can help Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men cut back on heavy drinking and reduce condomless anal intercourse. Participants must have had at least one heavy drinking episode in the past month and at least one episode of condomless anal sex in the past six months. The study will measure changes in drinking and sexual behavior over time.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- a brief motivational video-conferencing session followed by four weeks of app-based interactive mobile messages
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a scalable, low-cost way to reduce heavy drinking and sexual risk behavior in underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 24 participants, so results may not generalize. The intervention is short-term and relies on self-reported behavior, which can be unreliable.
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Locations
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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States