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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for HIV+ Hazardous Drinkers

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllSyracuse University
NCT06648629 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Alcohol consumption is a critical factor in HIV treatment that significantly contributes to poor treatment-related outcomes. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of alcohol interventions for people with HIV (PWH) have had limited success, perhaps due to an increasingly recognized co-morbitity of co-occurring hazardous alcohol use and other mental health-related problems among PWH. This has necessitated a shift in the literature towards trans-diagnostic approaches that target core psychological processes that underlie multiple mental health-related problems. One trans-diagnostic mechanism that is relevant to alcohol and other substance use is experiential avoidance (EA)- i.e., repeated, and maladaptive, use of substances and/or other behaviors to escape or avoid unwanted thoughts, feelings, and/or urges. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) targets EA and is an empirically supported treat

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Living with HIV * Drink at unhealthy levels based on self-reported answers to the AUDIT-C, referencing drinking over the previous 3 months \[score of ≥4 (men) or ≥3 (women) will be used to identify eligible participants\] * on HIV treatment and are * 18 years or older. * Read at an 8th grade level * Can provide a physical address * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone with a score = 12 on the AUDIT-C will be excluded. * Anyone with a score ≥20 on the PHQ-9, indicative of severe depression, will be excluded. * Anyone with a score of ≥15 on the GAD-7, indicative of severe anxiety, will be excluded. Referrals for mental health treatment will be given to all participants who screen out.
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What it tests

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Brief Alcohol Intervention
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Where

1 site
Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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