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Phone-Based support could lower HIV and alcohol harm

NCT ID NCT03912753

Prevention Sponsor: Columbia University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a mobile program called Comunică to help Romanian gay and bisexual men reduce HIV risk and heavy drinking. 300 participants used their phones or laptops to complete surveys and eight one-hour sessions with a counselor or by reading health information. The program aimed to improve knowledge, motivation, and skills for safer sex and less alcohol use.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Comunică (behavioral intervention via chat or self-guided modules)
What this could lead to
If successful, this mobile program could offer a scalable way to reduce HIV risk and heavy drinking among gay and bisexual men in low-resource settings.
What could go wrong
This is a completed behavioral study with no drug or cure. Results may not apply to other populations or settings, and self-reported outcomes can be unreliable.

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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

300 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2019

Finished

Jan 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

16 years and older

Sex

Male participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: Gay and bisexual men (GMB) will be eligible if they report: * Male sex at birth and current male identity; * At least 16 years old; * ≥ 1 act of condomless anal sex with an HIV-positive or status-unknown male partner in the prior month; * ≥ 2 heavy drinking days in the prior month; * Own a mobile device (smartphone, tablet, laptop); and * Are confirmed to be HIV-negative upon testing at study baseline. Exclusion Criteria: * GMB will be excluded if they report past-year: a) psychiatric hospitalization; b) psychotic and manic symptoms; or c) current mood-stabilizing or anti-psychotic medication prescription * Any condition that, in the principal investigators' judgment, interferes with safe study participation.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AIDS alcohol abuse anxiety disorder chlamydia infectious disease Depression gonorrhea Risk Reduction Behavior Sexual Behavior syphilis HIV infectious disease prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Alcohol abuse Behavior, sex Depression, anxiety Human immunodeficiency virus Risk reduction

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Romanian Association against AIDS (ARAS)

    Bucharest, Ilfov, Romania

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