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Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2018

Motivational interviewing with personalized feedback to reduce alcohol use in HIV-infected men who have sex with men: A randomized controlled trial.

Christopher W Kahler, David W Pantalone, Nadine R Mastroleo, Tao Liu, Gerald Bove, Bharat Ramratnam, Peter M Monti, Kenneth H Mayer

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Trial report in Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher W KahlerCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies.
David W PantaloneThe Fenway Institute, Fenway Health Boston.ORCID 0000-0003-2020-8696
Nadine R MastroleoCollege of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University.
Tao LiuCenter for Statistical Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health.
Gerald BoveCenter for Statistical Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health.
Bharat RamratnamCOBRE Center for Cancer Research, Lifespan Laboratories, Miriam Hospitals.
Peter M MontiCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University School of Public Health.
Kenneth H MayerThe Fenway Institute, Fenway Health Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Fenway Health · USStatistical Service · CYBinghamton University · USJohn Brown University · USMiriam Hospital · US

Funding

Translational ScienceP30AI042853 · NIAID · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI CURT G BECKWITH · 1998 to 2026
$51.7M
Virology CoreP01AA019072 · NIAAA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI WRAY, TYLER BLAKE · 2010 to 2024
$19.7M
Mechanisms of Behavior Change Resource Core for Alcohol-HIV InterventionsU24AA022003 · NIAAA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI KAHLER, CHRISTOPHER W. · 2012 to 2020
$5.9M
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesNIAAA NIH HHS P01 AA019072NIAAA NIH HHS U24 AA022003NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI042853
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy of motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce alcohol use among heavy drinking men who have sex with men (MSM) who are engaged in HIV care but not currently receiving addictions treatment.

methodOne hundred eighty MSM living with HIV-recruited regardless of interest in changing drinking-were randomly assigned to MI or an assessment-only treatment as usual (TAU) control. MI comprised one in-person session followed by two brief phone calls and in-person booster sessions at 3 and 6 months. The Timeline Follow-Back Interview assessed past 30-day alcohol use and sexual behavior at 3, 6, and 12 months postbaseline, and serum samples and medical records assessed viral load, CD4 cell count, and liver function.

resultsAt 6 and 12 months, MI compared to TAU resulted in significantly fewer drinks per week (6 months: b = -8.72, 95% confidence interval (CI) [-12.69, -4.76]; 12 months: b = -5.98, 95% CI [-9.77, -2.19]) and lower number of heavy drinking days (6 months: incidence rate ratio = 0.55, 95% CI [0.38, 0.79]; 12 months: incidence rate ratio = 0.50, 95% CI [0.33, 0.78]). Effects on viral load, CD4 cell count, and liver function were nonsignificant. Among those reporting condomless sex with nonsteady partners at baseline, MI resulted in significantly lower rates of this behavior at 3 and 12 months compared to TAU.

conclusionsIn MSM living with HIV, MI shows substantial promise for reducing heavy drinking and for reducing condomless sex among those at risk. (PsycINFO Database Record

Indexed as

AdultAlcohol DrinkingFeedback, PsychologicalFemaleHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotivational InterviewingSexual PartnersTreatment Outcome

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PMID30035581
PMCPMC6061969
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