NCT03899220Completed
Project Matter: Intervention to Improve HIV Self-care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) With Substance Use Disorders
Addressing Internalized Stigma and Shame as Barriers to Engagement in HIV Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) With Substance Use Disorders (Project Matter)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will implement a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT, N=60) to assess the feasibility and acceptability a refined emotion regulation intervention designed to improve engagement in HIV-care among substance using HIV+ MSM sub-optimally engaged in HIV care.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- First submitted
- 27 Mar 2019
- Start date
- 24 Apr 2019
- Primary completion date
- 30 May 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT03899220
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 50
- From 24 Apr 2019 to the primary completion date, 30 May 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Women
- Non-cisgender men
- Do not identify as gay, bisexual, or MSM
Who the study is looking for
- HIV positive
- Cisgender male
- Man who has sex with men (MSM)
- Elevated levels of internalized stigma related to HIV, substance use, or homophobia
- Poorly engaged in HIV care
- Able to provide informed consent
- 18 years or older
- English speaking
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Male · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenway Community Health Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
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