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HARM REDUCTION INTERVENTION FOR PEOPLE WHO USE ANABOLIC ANDROGENIC STEROIDS: THE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
Summary
This study is about harm reduction (HR) practices for peolple who use anabolic androgenic steroids. It is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that will compare a group that will receive an intervention in HR and another control (CTRL) that will receive usual guidelines. The primary outcome is the reduction in the final amount of drug consumed in relation to the initial planned amount. The secondary outcome is the understanding of what made the participants change their beliefs and change the planned pattern of AAS consumption.
Official title: HARM REDUCTION PRACTICES AS AN INTERVENTION FOR PEOPLE USING ANABOLIC ANDROGENIC STEROIDS - THE RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL NESTED INTO THE STUDY OF STEROIDS (SOS), THE PROSPECTIVE COHORT
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2025-08-10
Completion Date
2026-05-30
Last Updated
2025-07-11
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Harm Reduction intervention
Care intervention guided by the harm reduction paradigm. Based on the acceptance of participants' needs as a starting point for constructing care responses. Guidance will be provided in collective meetings with information based on reliable scientific evidence and will support the construction of new knowledge and practices of mutual support.
Locations (1)
Clinical Hospital of the School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil