PNF RCT to Decrease Alcohol Use and Increase HIV Prevention

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age13-25
SponsorVanderbilt University

About this trial

Randomized controlled trial to test the preliminary efficacy and mediating mechanism of a personalized normative feedback intervention on behavioral intentions, heavy alcohol use, and HIV/STI prevention among adolescents and young adults in Rwampara District, Uganda.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

All students enrolled in Kinoni High School, Kinoni Girls Secondary School, or Rugando Technical Institute, 13-25 years of age

Disqualifiers

Persons with psychosis, neurological damage, acute intoxication, or other cognitive impairment (all of which are determined informally in the field by non-clinical research staff in consultation with a supervisor)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • PNF - HIV norms
  • PNF - Alcohol use norms
  • PNF - HIV and alcohol use norms

Treatment groups

1,350 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Vanderbilt University

Lead sponsor

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Collaborator

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborator

Brown University

Collaborator

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Collaborator