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Building Mobile HIV Prevention and Mental Health Support in Low-resource Settings

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Sponsor: Columbia University

Conditions: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Risk Reduction, Alcohol Abuse, Depression, Anxiety, Behavior, Sex

Interventions: Comunică, Education Attention Control

Countries: Romania

The purpose of this research study is to provide help and support for mental health and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk reduction among Romanian gay and bisexual men. GBM will participate in this study using mobile device (phones, tablets, or laptops) and will complete several confidential surveys and 8 confidential one-hour sessions, either with a trained counselor via chat or by reading about health information. This study also involves testing for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea.

Eligibility overview

Sex: MALE

Age: 16 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

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.

Locations (1)

Bucharest, Ilfov, Romania