Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Task Shifting to Treat Depression and HIV Medication Nonadherence in Low Resource Settings

Lead Sponsor:

King's College London

Collaborating Sponsors:

Massachusetts General Hospital

University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A hybrid effectiveness-efficacy trial to evaluate a stepped care task shifted intervention to treat depression and HIV medication nonadherence in low resource settings in rural Zimbabwe.

Detailed Description

Depression is commonly co-morbid with HIV infection in Zimbabwe and is consistently associated with worse adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). A task-shifted intervention for depression and ART ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Initiated on ART for at least 6 months
  • Clinically significant depression symptoms scoring \>/= 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9
  • Viral non-suppression in past two months per local clinic standard (VL \> 1000 copies/mL)
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • If prescribed antidepressants, on stable regimen for at least 2 months

Exclusion

  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Active major mental illness (e.g. untreated psychosis or mania, actively suicidal), major untreated or undertreated mental illness or advanced physical disease or severe cognitive impairment assessed using the psychosis module of the MINI, the PHQ-9, and the International HIV dementia Scale which would interfere with engagement in PST-AD
  • Has ever received PST or CBT for depression
  • Less than 18 years of age

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 12 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

280 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04018391

Start Date

July 12 2019

End Date

March 31 2025

Last Update

June 26 2024

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Marondera Provincial Hospital

Marondera, Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe