Substance Use, Unprotected Sex
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will evaluate a program called AWARE, which is a voluntary four session group-based motivational interviewing (MI) intervention to reduce substance use and sexual risk behavior among 18-25 year olds who are experiencing homelessness. The hypothesis is that participants who receive AWARE will show greater reductions in substance use and sexual risk behavior over a 12 month period compared to participants who do not receive the program.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAWARE
AWARE consists of four group sessions. The AWARE curriculum involves sharing basic information on sexually transmitted diseases; providing condom use skills training; providing normative feedback on substance use and sexual risk behavior among young adults; discussing unrealistic beliefs about substance use and sexual risk; discussing potential benefits of both cutting down and stopping risky behaviors; and discussing risky situations and coping strategies.
Sponsors
RAND
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* age 18 to 25; seeking services at one of the participating drop-in centers; no cognitive impairment observed during the screening process; planning to be in the study area for the next month; has either an email account or cell phone where they can be reached; and English speaking.
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Substance use | 12 months | frequency and quantity of alcohol and drug use |
| Unprotected sex | 12 months | proportion of condom-unprotected sexual events |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed