New behavioral program aims to curb HIV and drug use in High-Risk men
NCT ID NCT07281378
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a six-session behavioral program for stimulant-using men at high risk for HIV. The program focuses on positive thinking, mindfulness, and building supportive networks to help participants start taking PrEP (a daily pill that prevents HIV) and reduce stimulant use and risky sex. The trial will enroll 84 men across the U.S. to see if the program is feasible and acceptable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tailored Positive Affect Intervention (behavioral counseling sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward an effective way to help stimulant-using men start PrEP and lower their HIV risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (84 people) testing feasibility, not proof of effectiveness. Results may not apply broadly, and behavioral interventions can have mixed success.
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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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About 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. be 18 years of age or older; 2. be sexually active cisgender men at high risk for HIV (foreign and US-born, residing in the US)-reporting any condomless anal sex (CAS) in the past three months with a man; 3. report use of stimulant (i.e., methamphetamine, powder cocaine, or crack-cocaine) at least one day in the past three or six month; 4. have HIV-negative serostatus; 5. be bilingual (Spanish and English), or Spanish or English monolingual; 6. meet CDC criteria for PrEP eligibility. Exclusion Criteria: 1. display diminished capacity to consent (e.g., cognitive impairment); or 2. severe psychiatric symptoms (e.g., psychosis) that require more intensive treatment; 3. if they are HIV positive or living with HIV; 4. if they are already taking PrEP; and 5. if the participant can't consent to participate in English or Spanish.
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