Status:
COMPLETED
Healthy Choices to Promote Health and Reduce Risk in HIV-Infected Youth
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
HIV Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Risk behaviors and their associated adverse health outcomes are becoming increasingly problematic among HIV-infected youth. This study is being conducted to test whether a brief motivational enhanceme...
Detailed Description
Healthy Choices is a randomized clinical trial examining the efficacy of motivational enhancement in reducing risk and promoting healthy behaviors. This study will use a sample of 225 youth (180 after...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- HIV infection as documented by professional referral and medical record review. HIV+ participants who are self-referred and not in medical care will be required to provide documentation of test results.
- Males or females between the age of 16 years and 0 days and 24 years and 364 days at the time of study enrollment.
- Reports having ever engaged in at least 2 of the following 3 behaviors based on screening questionnaire:
- taken prescribed antiretroviral medications, OR been told by his/her physician that he/she should be on antiretroviral medications (whether he/she takes them or not);
- vaginal or anal sex, OR
- alcohol or drug use.
- At least one of the 3 aforementioned behaviors are currently at a problem level, based on screening questionnaire:
- taking currently prescribed antiretroviral medications \<90 % of the time in the last month,
- having unprotected intercourse within the last 3 months,
- demonstrating problem level alcohol and/or drug use as measured during screening.
- Able to understand spoken and written English sufficiently to provide consent/assent and be interviewed and participate in study intervention.
- Not intending to relocate out of the current geographical area for the duration of study participation.
Exclusion
- History of any psychiatric thought disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder).
- Currently involved in behavioral research (assessment or intervention) targeting adherence, sexual risk, or alcohol and/or drug substance abuse OR currently involved in a substance abuse treatment program.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
225 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00103532
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
March 26 2019
Active Locations (6)
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1
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
2
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
3
Children's Diagnostic and Teatment Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
4
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201