Status:

COMPLETED

Depression and ART Adherence in HIV+ Latinos

Lead Sponsor:

University of Washington

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

University of Texas

Conditions:

Depressive Symptoms

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The current HIV treatment adherence project was designed to adapt culturally and then pilot test an empirically supported cognitive-behavioral therapy program for adherence and symptoms of depression ...

Detailed Description

Additionally, the investigators will assess the feasibility and efficacy of a novel medication monitoring and reminder system (MedSignals®) in the form of an electronic pillbox with monitoring and rem...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • HIV+ participants (a) currently receiving HIV care at La Fe CARE Center (study site);
  • 18 years of age or older;
  • Latino (i.e., self-identified as being of Mexican heritage);
  • English- or Spanish-speaking
  • capable of giving informed consent;
  • currently on a prescribed antiretroviral regimen;
  • suboptimally adherent (i.e., demonstrated either by a VL load taken in the last 12 months that is above the undetectable threshold of 50 mL copies or self-reporting a missed dose in the last two weeks);
  • exhibiting some depressive symptomatology (i.e., scoring on the Beck Depression Inventory-1A 10 or above), and (i) male or female (including transgender Female-to-Male and Male-To-Female.

Exclusion

  • actively psychotic or so cognitively impaired that they cannot participate,
  • so physically ill as to be unable to come to the clinic to participate in the intervention, OR
  • Report The use of crack, cocaine, heroin, OR methamphetamines to any extent in the past 40 days.
  • Those who are planning on being away from the area for any extended period during the study (as in the case of seasonal workers) or whom
  • have household members already enrolled in the study will also be excluded. We did choose to restrict study eligibility to individuals of Mexican descent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01411839

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

March 19 2018

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Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe CARE Center

El Paso, Texas, United States, 79925