RecruitingPhase 1NCT06513819

HIV and Alcohol Research Center Focused on Polypharmacy (HARP) Pilot 2 (2nd HARP Pilot Intervention)


Sponsor

Yale University

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Jan 15, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The focus of this pilot will be on falls and neurocognitive symptoms, and the impact of alcohol, cannabis use, and medications on these outcomes. The rationale is that alcohol use at any level may interact with neurocognitively active medications, alcohol, and cannabis use leading to falls and impaired cognition.


Eligibility

Min Age: 50 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

  • HIV+
  • have visited a local VA site in within the past year
  • had an AUDIT-C indicating current alcohol use
  • taking 5 or more non-ART medications, including an NCAM (i.e., benzodiazepines, opioids, muscle relaxants, sleeping medication, and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors)

Exclusion Criteria3

  • Inpatient individuals
  • Patients with an Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) diagnosis in the past 12 months
  • Patients who test positive on the Alcohol Symptom Checklist for moderate or severe AUD during the screening process

Interventions

BEHAVIORALInformation Motivation Behavioral and Motivational Interviewing (IMB-MI) technique

Delivered by a clinical pharmacist who will employ IMB-MI in informational, participant-centered discussions in which the clinical pharmacist and the participant collaboratively discuss the harms of alcohol use (with or without concurrent use of cannabis) and polypharmacy (specifically neurocognitively active medications), the relationship of these exposures to fall risk and NCEs, and how to mitigate these harms. Together pharmacist and participant will develop a plan for change in alcohol and polypharmacy use, self-monitoring, medications of concern, symptoms, and any additional resources needed. The goal of the intervention being to help patients stop or decrease alcohol use and stop medications in situations where it is safe to do so and agreed upon by the primary provider (but substitutions will be made if necessary).


Locations(1)

VA Connecticut Healthcare System

West Haven, Connecticut, United States

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