RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06036238

The Outreach and Prevention at ALcohol Venues in East Africa Study (OPAL-East Africa- Aim 2) (OPAL-Aim 2)

Innovative Strategies to Promote Biomedical HIV Prevention Uptake and Retention Among High-risk Adults at Drinking Venues in Kenya and Uganda

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Enrollment

400 participants

Start Date

May 17, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of a brief alcohol counseling intervention on PrEP and PEP adherence among adults with heavy alcohol use at high risk for HIV, while gaining insights into the facilitators, barriers, and cost-effectiveness of this approach.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This study is testing whether an alcohol reduction support program delivered through mobile phones can help people in East Africa who drink heavily and are starting HIV prevention medication (PrEP or PEP) to reduce their alcohol use and stay on their prevention medication. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 or older - You do not have HIV (confirmed by a rapid test) - You drink alcohol at a risky or harmful level (based on a short screening quiz) - You are starting PrEP or PEP (medications to prevent HIV) - You have a mobile phone **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are not eligible for PrEP based on local health guidelines - You are planning to move away from your community within the next year - You are severely intoxicated or cannot give informed consent at the time of enrollment Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALHealthy Living Intervention (HLI)

The Healthy Living Intervention (HLI) is a brief alcohol counseling intervention developed using the Information, Motivation, and Behavioral skills (IMB) model, a framework in which information, motivation, and behavioral skills are key determinants of health behavior. Participants initiating PrEP will be randomized to either HLI or standard of care alcohol counseling.

BEHAVIORALStandard of Care

Participants who are randomized to the control arm will receive basic alcohol counseling through the Ministry of Health if it is provided as standard of care.

Locations(2)

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

Mbita, Kenya

Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)

Mbarara, Uganda

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