Substance Abuse Treatment to HIV Care (SAT2HIV): The Motivational Interviewing-based Brief Intervention Experiment

Substance Abuse Treatment to HIV Care (SAT2HIV): The Motivational Interviewing-based Brief Intervention (MIBI) Experiment

To test the effectiveness of a single 20-30 minute motivational interviewing-based brief intervention for substance use within HIV/AIDS settings.

The Substance Abuse Treatment to HIV care (SAT2HIV) project, a Type 2 Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Trial, seeks to address this gap in services by providing new knowledge regarding the effectiveness of brief intervention (BI) for substance use within community-based HIV/AIDS service settings, as well as new knowledge regarding how to address the well-documented underutilization of evidence-based practices in real-world settings. The specific aims of this project are: Aim 1: To experimentally test the effectiveness of a motivational interviewing-based BI for substance use within community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations, relative to usual care (UC). Aim 2: To experimentally test the effectiveness of adding an organizational-level implementation intervention called Implementation & Sustainment Facilitation (ISF) to enhance the effectiveness of the implementation strategy currently used by SAMHSA-funded Addiction Technology Treatment Centers (ATTCs; i.e., online introductory training, 2-day training workshop, ongoing feedback and coaching).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Have HIV/AIDS.
• Be 18 years of age or older.
• Acknowledges use of at least one substance within the past 28 days and endorse 2+ substance use disorder symptoms during the past 12-months.
• Provide signed and dated assurance of consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Are unable to speak English.
• Are unwilling to allow brief intervention sessions to be audio recorded.
• Are unwilling to participate in the study.