Can a computer program help women cut alcohol and prevent HIV?
NCT ID NCT04090723
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study looks at whether a computer-based alcohol intervention, combined with help from a community health worker, can reduce heavy drinking and improve HIV prevention among women. About 12 women who drink heavily and are either living with HIV or at risk for it will take part. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and acceptable, and whether it helps women access health services and use HIV prevention tools like PrEP or condoms.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * At risk and Women with HIV ≥18 years * Alcohol misuse, defined as \>7 standard drinks per week or \> 3 drinks per occasion in the last three months or AUDIT-C ≥3 * Able to understand English * Able to read at a 5th grade level. Additional inclusion criteria for at risk women: * sex under the influence of alcohol or * exchanging sex for money or other resources or * unprotected vaginal or anal sex or illicit drug use in the last 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant (will be referred immediately to alcohol, mental health, substance use treatment as needed) * Non-English speaking * Unable to receive text messages * Actively psychotic, or otherwise not able to participate in the computer delivered brief intervention.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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