NCT00599599

Stress-Reducing Interventions in HIV+ Patients: Pilot

Pilot Intervention for PTSD, Nonadherence, and HIV Risk

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kent State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary aim of this project is to examine the efficacy of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy at reducing HIV-related PTSD symptoms, increasing adherence to antiretroviral medication regimens, and increasing health-related quality of life (QOL) in HIV+ patients.

Detailed description

HIV+ patients will be randomized to receive either PE therapy (up to 18 possible sessions) or weekly symptom monitoring (described below) and will complete measures of PTSD, adherence, and QOL pre- and post-intervention and at 3- and 6-month follow-up assessments. Secondary analyses will examine the impact of the intervention on disorders commonly comorbid with PTSD (i.e., anxiety, mood, and substance abuse/dependence disorders).

Conditions

• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• HIV Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Prolonged Exposure Therapy	Participants will meet with a therapist twice a week for 5 weeks to complete the therapy. If the therapist and participant feel more sessions are needed, an additional 8 sessions will be provided.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-04-01
• Primary completion: 2009-02-01
• Completion: 2010-02-01
• First posted: 2008-01-24
• Last updated: 2009-03-05

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States