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Staying Well: A Clinical Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Education Groups for HIV

NCT00271856 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 177

Last updated 2012-04-17

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Summary

To examine the effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and education groups on HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Syndrome) infection. Key outcomes include CD4 and viral load, stress hormones, depression and quality of life.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

8 week MBSR course

BEHAVIORAL

HIV-education and self-management workshop

8-week group covering a variety of educational topics about managing HIV infection.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Frederick M. Hecht, M.D. · University of California, San Francisco

  • Susan Folkman, PhD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00271856 on ClinicalTrials.gov