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Stage-Matched counseling takes on steroid abuse in gyms

NCT ID NCT07702110

Disease control Sponsor: Alaa Yousif Ayed Ahmed Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a counseling program tailored to a person's readiness to change can help gym-goers reduce or stop using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS). Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the tailored counseling or standard health education. The goal is to see if the personalized approach leads to greater reductions in steroid use and moves people toward drug-free training.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a structured counseling program based on the Transtheoretical Model, tailored to each person's readiness to change
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could offer a practical, low-cost way to help gym-goers reduce harmful steroid use and adopt safer training habits.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small, early-stage trial, and behavior-change programs often show limited long-term effects. Results may not generalize to all gym settings.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jul 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Apr 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 60 years

Sex

Male participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: ● Adult gym members regularly attending the study fitness center(s) ● Male or female, aged 18 years or older ● Current or past-year non-medical use of anabolic-androgenic steroids, or identified as at risk of initiating use ● Willing to participate and provide informed consent ● Able to attend the assigned intervention sessions and complete study assessments Exclusion Criteria: ● Nurses/participants who do not agree to participate in the study ● Use of AAS under current medical supervision/prescription for a diagnosed condition ● Not available during the study intervention or follow-up period ● Unable to attend the assigned intervention sessions ● Do not complete the required study assessments ● Participated in the pilot study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

substance-related disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Anabolic androgenic steroid use Substance-related disorders

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fitness Center

    Mosul, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq

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