NCT05503173Active, not recruiting
Telehealth for Pain and Unhealthy Drinking Among PLWH
Integrated Telehealth Intervention To Reduce Chronic Pain And Unhealthy Drinking Among People Living With HIV (PLWH)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This randomized controlled trial is a between-groups design to compare the Motivational and Cognitive Behavioral Management for Alcohol and Pain (MCBMAP) Intervention to a Brief Advice and Information Control condition. Two-hundred and fifty participants who have HIV with moderate or greater chronic pain will be randomized for the trial. Recruitment will take place through digital media. A unique feature of this intervention trial is that most of the procedures will be conducted remotely which will minimize barriers of transportation and time for participants. Consent and baseline assessment will be completed remotely. Following baseline assessment, participants will complete two weeks of ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to assess alcohol use, chronic pain, physical function and mechanisms of behavior change for alcohol and pain management. Following the two-week phase, participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control condition and meet the interventionist through videoconferencing. Participants will complete outcome assessment measures at 3- and 6-months post-baseline. Following the 3-month outcome assessment, participants will complete another two weeks of EMA.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 253 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Aug 2022
- Start date
- Mar 2023
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Boston University
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT05503173
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 253
- From Mar 2023 to the primary completion date, Dec 2026
- 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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Prior treatment
- Unstable dose of psychoactive medication for pain or alcohol/substance use \[i.e., if on medication, participant has not been on same dose for least 2 months\]
Other illness
- History of bipolar, schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia per self report.
- History of withdrawal-related seizures or delirium tremens
- Current non-pharmacological treatment for alcohol use disorder or chronic pain
- Acute life-threatening illness that requires treatment or intend to have surgery for a pain-related condition in the next 6-months.
- Current cancer-related pain
Other
- Unable to provide one or more individuals for follow-up contact
- Individual who is unwilling to provide their sex at birth
- Limited or non-readers
Who the study is looking for
- Able to confirm HIV diagnosis, via visual evidence of antiretroviral (ART) medication bottle or medical record presented to study staff over Zoom.
- Engaged in unhealthy drinking, defined as:
- \>7 drinks for women / \> 14 drinks for men per week.
- OR ≥ 3 drinks for women / ≥4 drinks for men on one occasion in the past month.
- Experiencing moderate or greater chronic pain (4 or greater on the numerical pain rating scale) for at least 3 months.
- Own a smart phone.
- Lives in the USA.
- Has a US mailing address.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles River Campus, Boston University, Psychology Department- remote study Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
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