Body Image in Youth With HIV
Completed
Conditions studied: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV
In brief
This is an observational study that seeks to gather information about perceptions of body image through the use of a one-time questionnaire completed by participants at the time of study enrollment. Effective management of Human Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has become possible through the use of Highly Active Antiretroviral Treatment (HAART). As a result of more successful treatment options, HIV/AIDS has transitioned from a terminal illness to one which is treated as a chronic condition. One particular group that has been impacted tremendously by HIV in the United States is the adolescent population. As youth are living longer with HIV/AIDS, clinicians and researchers are beginning to examine ways in which the disease can affect one's physical health, mental health, and other psychosocial factors. Research emerging involving adults with HIV/AIDS has suggested that increased attention to and negative views of one's body image may be found at a higher rate in this group. To our knowledge, very few studies have examined this relationship in adolescents with HIV.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01673750
- Run by
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- People needed
- 146
- Starts
- 2012-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-04-14
Who can join
Age: 16 and older, up to 23. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Diagnosis of HIV infection as documented in adolescent's medical record
- Adolescent is aware of his/her HIV diagnosis
- The adolescent/caregiver's primary language in English
- Adolescent is ≥ 16 and < 24 years old
- Adolescent is willing and able to provide consent per institutional guidelines
You may not qualify if…
- Adolescent has documented diagnosis of mental retardation or a significant motor or sensory impairment that would preclude participation in the study survey.
- Adolescent has known acute psychiatric illness, including suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation or active psychosis.
- Adolescent is a pregnant female.
Where it is running
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.