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Behavioral Depression Treatment for African American HIV-infected Substance Users

NCT01351454 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 61

Last updated 2020-09-07

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Summary

The objective of the current study is to test a novel, behavioral approach to treat depressive symptoms and improve HIV medication adherence and subsequent physical health outcomes among African American HIV-infected substance users residing in inner-city Washington, DC. This treatment will serve as a compliment to standard residential and follow-up outpatient substance use treatment, with the goal of reducing depressive symptoms and improving HIV medication adherence, physical health, and substance use outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ACT HEALTHY

ACT HEALTHY is based on the empirically validated Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression (BAT-D; Lejuez, Hopko, \& Hopko, 2001) and Life Steps, an HIV medication adherence intervention (Safren, Otto, \& Worth, 1999). ACT HEALTHY is based on the belief that the best way to improve mood, remain sober, increase medication adherence, and make long-term life changes is by changing and increasing one's activity level. Treatment includes 16 individual sessions over a 12-week period.

BEHAVIORAL

Nondirective Therapy (NDT)

In NDT, the therapist will create an accepting, nonjudgmental, empathic environment to continuously direct client attention to primary feelings, and to facilitate accepting of affective experience using supportive statements, reflective listening, and empathic communications. In addition, medication adherence is addressed with the Life Steps HIV medication adherence intervention (Safren, Otto, \& Worth, 1999). Treatment includes 16 individual sessions over a 12-week period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stacey B. Daughters, Ph.D · University of Maryland, College Park

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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