Intervention for Newly Diagnosed Youth With HIV

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV

In brief

This study will pilot test an HIV intervention for newly diagnosed youth (diagnosed for less than 15 months) to assess its acceptability and feasibility preliminary to and leading up to a full-scale, randomized trial. The general focus of the intervention is to aid in the psychosocial adjustment of adolescents who have recently been diagnosed with HIV.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00510237

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

50

Starts

2007-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-06

Who can join

Age: 16 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• To be considered eligible for enrollment in ATN 068, a participant must meet the criteria listed below:
• Receive services at one of the 4 selected ATN sites or their community partners;
• HIV-infected as documented by medical record review or verbal verification with referring professional;
• Received HIV diagnosis less than 15 months ago as documented by medical record review or verbal verification with referring professional;
• Fall between the ages of 16-24 (inclusive) at the time of informed consent/assent;
• Must be willing to participate in the both the individual and group sessions;
• Give informed consent/assent for study participation.

You may not qualify if…

• Participants who meet any of the exclusion criteria listed below are considered ineligible:
• Acquired HIV through perinatal infection;
• Presence of serious psychiatric symptoms (active hallucinations, thought disorder);
• Visibly distraught (suicidal, homicidal, exhibiting violent behavior);
• Intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol or other substances at the time of study enrollment.

Where it is running

• University of Miami School of Medicine — Miami, Florida, United States
• John Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Montefiore Medical Center — The Bronx, New York, United States
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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