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
Active Locations (1)
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Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe CARE Center
El Paso, Texas, United States, 79925