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Trial reportAIDS and behavior2019

A Pilot Randomized Trial of Intervention Components Addressing Drug Use in Couples HIV Testing and Counseling (CHTC) with Male Couples.

Tyrel J Starks, Trey V Dellucci, Sugandha Gupta, Gabriel Robles, Rob Stephenson, Patrick S Sullivan, Jeffrey T Parsons

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in AIDS and behavior, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03125915 (Addressing Substance Use Through Couples Voluntary Counseling and Testing), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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53citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03125915 nacompletednot on this map

Addressing Substance Use Through Couples Voluntary Counseling and Testing (CVCT)

TypeinterventionalSponsorHunter College of City University of New YorkRan2014 to 2018Enrolled140ConditionsSex, Unsafe, Drug UseArmsCommunication skills training video, substance use module, Couples HIV Testing and Counseling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. A Narrative Study of Sexual Agreements and HIV Prevention Strategies Among Emerging Adult Sexual Minority Men.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tyrel J StarksDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), 695 Park Ave. 611 Hunter North, New York, NY, 10065, USA. tstarks@hunter.cuny.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-3844
Trey V DellucciHealth Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, NY, USA.
Sugandha GuptaHealth Psychology and Clinical Science Doctoral Program, Graduate Center of CUNY, New York, NY, USA.
Gabriel RoblesCenter for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training (CHEST), New York, NY, USA.
Rob StephensonDepartment of Systems, Population and Leadership, School of Nursing, and The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Patrick S SullivanDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jeffrey T ParsonsDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), 695 Park Ave. 611 Hunter North, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
The Graduate Center, CUNY · USAmerican College of Chest Physicians · USEmory University · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Addressing substance use through CVCTR34DA036419 · NIDA · HUNTER COLLEGE · PI STARKS, TYREL J · 2014 to 2016
$669k
NIDA NIH HHS DA036419NIDA NIH HHS R34 DA036419
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Men who have sex with men (MSM) experience high rates of substance use and HIV infection. Main partners are the source of many (35-68%) of these new HIV infections. This study developed and examined the efficacy of two adjunct components to couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC)-communication training (CT) videos and a substance use module (SUM)-to reduce drug use and sexual HIV transmission risk in MSM couples. Participants included 70 male couples randomized into one of four conditions: CHTC, CHTC + CT videos, CHTC + SUM, and CHTC + CT videos + SUM. Participants completed a survey pre-intervention and 1-, 3-, and 6-months later. Completion of the SUM in the absence of CT videos was associated with significant immediate decreases in drug use and related problems; however, at 3- and 6-month follow ups, the SUM was only associated with reductions in drug use and related problems among men who also viewed the CT videos. There were no between-condition differences in sexual behavior. CHTC may serve as a vehicle for the delivery of brief substance use intervention for MSM couples.ClinicalTrails.gov NCT # 03125915.

Indexed as

CommunicationHomosexuality, MaleAdultCounselingFamily CharacteristicsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMass ScreeningNew York CityPilot ProjectsRisk Reduction BehaviorSerologic TestsSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersDrug useGay couplesHIV preventionHIV testingMen who have sex with men

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PMID30887190
PMCPMC6910720
OpenAlexW2921560465

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