Health Improvement for Baltimore Youth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV, Adolescent Development, Adolescent Behavior, Medication Adherence

In brief

Preliminary data from the investigators' National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)-funded R21 on mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in HIV-infected youth suggest an association between mindfulness and improved self-regulation and medication adherence. This randomized, controlled trial will help the investigators to better understand the specific impact of MBSR on HIV medication and treatment adherence in HIV-infected youth, and the efficacy of MBSR in the amelioration of stress and improved self-regulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02624193

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

97

Starts

2013-04-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-25

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-31

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 13-24 years of age
• English speaking
• Receiving care at the adolescent outpatient clinics at Johns Hopkins Children's Center (JHCC/University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC)/Moore Clinic
• Positive for HIV and aware of his/ her status
• Prescribed anti-retroviral therapy (ART)
• Able to attend and participate in the 9 week program sessions

You may not qualify if…

• patient currently exhibits significant psychological, developmental, or behavioral issues as assessed by the site clinical staff
• participated in a previous MBSR program or studies
• Exclusion Criteria for supplement study:
• patient is transgender

Where it is running

• University of Maryland Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Clinic — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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