An Educational and Supportive Counseling Program for Increasing Antiretroviral Use and Adherence in People With HIV

NCT00611429 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 219

Last updated 2014-12-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will develop and test the effectiveness of an educational and supportive counseling program called Preparing Patients to Start Antiretroviral Therapy in helping people with HIV make informed decisions about their health care.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Counseling sessions

The individual counseling sessions will last 60 minutes and will involve discussion about health care options and information on the latest advances in HIV treatment.

BEHAVIORAL

Group workshop

During the 3-hour group workshop, doctors, nurses, and case managers will talk to participants about HIV treatments and what it is like to undergo treatment. Participants will also hear from other people with HIV and their experiences with treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mallory O. Johnson, PhD · University of California, San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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