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TRAC-ER Intervention for Risky Alcohol Use and HIV Risk

This study is testing an intervention called TRAC-ER to help young adults reduce risky alcohol use and lower their risk of HIV. TRAC-ER combines a program called TRAC, which helps build skills to avoid drinking triggers, with an app that sends real-time messages to your phone when you visit places where you might drink. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 35, own a smartphone, do not have HIV, and have been identified as having at-risk alcohol use or being at high risk for HIV. The study will measure how many days participants drink alcohol over several months to see if the interventions are successful. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 405 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: TRAC-ER, TRAC, or a comparison group.
What's involved
Participants will engage in four 30-minute sessions with a counselor via videoconferencing and mobile phones, and use smartphone-based alcohol monitoring and surveys. The number of drinking days will be measured daily for 30-day periods during months 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants' drinking days will be measured daily for 30-day periods during months 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9.

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NCT05576350

TRAC-ER Intervention to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use and HIV Risk

Recruiting
NAAges 18–35InterventionalTreatment
University of Kentucky
~405 participants
Updated 2025-03-30 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Smartphone Based Alcohol Monitoring (SAM)Tracking and Reducing Alcohol Consumption (TRAC)TRAC-ER

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Number of drinking days
Measured over Measured daily for 30 day periods during months 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9

Conditions

Risk Behavior
Alcohol Use Disorder
HIV Infections

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 2 states
Connecticut1
Kentucky1

Study leadership

  • Carolyn Lauckner, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Kentucky
  • Trace Kershaw, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Yale University

Who to contact

Carolyn Lauckner, PhD
[email protected]
859-562-3335
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

is between the ages of 18-35 at the start of the study
owns a smartphone
has not been diagnosed with HIV
screens positively for at-risk alcohol use (score of 4 or higher on the AUDIT-C, OR report engaging in binge drinking at least once over the past 12 months).
meets criteria for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) OR is identified as being at high risk for HIV (i.e., reports history of using PrEP/PEP, reports unprotected sex, etc.)

Exclusion

do not speak English
are actively detoxifying from substances and need medical supervision
a score of 20 or greater on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

What this trial measures

  • Number of drinking daysMeasured daily for 30 day periods during months 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9

    Number of days in which alcohol was consumed based on breathalyzer readings greater than 0.00