Couples Counseling to Lower Drug Use and HIV Risk in Male Couples
Tests a couples counseling approach for drug use and HIV risk among male partners.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Couples Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk in Vulnerable Male Couples
Key facts
- Where
- Charlottesville, Detroit, and New York, United StatesSee the 3 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 55 years old?
Source: NCT06307977, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of VirginiaCharlottesville, United StatesNo longer taking part
- Wayne State UniversityDetroit, United StatesNo longer taking part
- Hunter CollegeNew York, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Hunter College of City University of New York
- Trial code
- NCT06307977
- Record updated
- 17 September 2026
- Original description
This study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the efficacy of couples motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce the frequency and severity of illicit drug use and frequency of HIV transmission risk behavior (TRB). Participants are randomized to one of two conditions: couples MI or standard couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC).Read full original descriptionShow less
Couples Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Drug Use and HIV Risk in Vulnerable Male Couples
This study utilizes a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the efficacy of couples motivational interviewing (MI) to reduce the frequency and severity of illicit drug use and frequency of HIV transmission risk behavior (TRB). Participants are randomized to one of two conditions: couples MI or standard couples HIV testing and counseling (CHTC).
Inclusion: Have a main partner who is another cisgender male and have been in a relationship for 3 month or longer; Index participant must be between 18 and 55; Main partner can be any age 18 and older; One participant must be HIV negative (as confirmed by rapid test); One participant must have used at least 1 drug in the past 30 days (cocaine/crack, opiates, misuse of prescription medication, stimulants, psychedelics, ecstasy, ketamine, GHB, amyl nitrite); Index participant must have engaged in TRB in the past 30 days- Defined as CAS with a casual partner, or a serodiscordant or non-monogamous main partner; Live in the United States; Speak and read English.
Exclusion: Any signs of serious mental illness or cognitive deficit; History of IPV with their main partner and safety concerns in the current relationship; Current suicidal/homicidal ideations.