Striving Towards EmPowerment and Medication Adherence (STEP-AD)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: HIV

In brief

Striving Towards Empowerment and Medication Adherence (STEP-AD) is a research study aimed at developing an intervention for Black women living with HIV to address psychosocial factors (i.e. abuse/trauma histories, racial discrimination, HIV stigma/discrimination, and prescribed traditional gender roles) that have been associated with medication nonadherence or poor HIV outcomes (e.g. viral load, CD4), but are unaddressed in existing interventions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02764853

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

184

Starts

2015-12-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• HIV-positive
• Identify as Black and/or African American
• Age 18 or older
• Biologically female
• English speaking
• Prescribed ART medication for at least the last two months
• Low ART adherence (<80%) or detectable viral load within the past six months or
• History of abuse/trauma (e.g. sexual, physical, and/or emotional abuse, experienced a traumatic event)
• Capable of completing and fully understanding the informed consent process and the study procedures

You may not qualify if…

• Significant mental health diagnosis requiring treatment (e.g., unstable bipolar disorder; any psychotic disorder)
• Inability (e.g., due to cognitive or psychiatric difficulties) or unwillingness to provide informed consent
• Recent (past 6 months) behavioral treatment for ART adherence or trauma

Where it is running

• University of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States
• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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