Intervention Targeting Substance Using Older Adults With HIV
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: HIV, Medication Adherence, Substance Dependence
In brief
The proposed study uses a randomized controlled experimental design to evaluate the efficacy of a brief intervention using spiritual self schema (3S+) counseling to simultaneously target HIV health outcomes, and substance use among alcohol and/or drug dependent HIV positive older adults (age 50+), relative to an attention control condition. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either: (1) 12 sessions of 3S+ counseling, adapted for the present study to target both non-injection drug use, drinking, and HIV health; or (2) 12 sessions of education about HIV health and the associated with alcohol and drug use that will serve as an attention-control.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01305629
- Run by
- Hunter College of City University of New York
- People needed
- 120
- Starts
- 2011-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-10-10
Who can join
Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- HIV+ (provide HIV medication bottle with name on it)
- Age 50 or older (provide picture ID with DOB at baseline)
- Report current alcohol/drug dependence (AUDIT score of 8 or DAST-10 score of 4 on screener; C-DIS at baseline)
- On a prescribed HAART medication regimen and reports sub-optimal adherence (self-report missed at least 3 days in last 30 at 1 pill/day that is 90%)
- Communicate with staff and complete a survey in English or Spanish (English only for the pilot)
You may not qualify if…
- Current intravenous drug use (self-report at screener and baseline)
- Currently in a methadone drug treatment program (screener self-report)
- Unstable, serious psychiatric symptoms (SCID-Psych at baseline)
- Currently suicidal/homicidal (SCID-Psych at baseline)
- Gross cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental at baseline)
- Current enrollment in alcohol/drug treatment or HIV study (screener self-report)
Where it is running
- Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training of Hunter College, CUNY — New York, New York, United States
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