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Nursing Intervention for HIV Regime Adherence Among People With Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00264823
First received: December 9, 2005
Last updated: October 3, 2008
Last verified: October 2008
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this research study is to investigate how nurses can best help people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) follow their HIV treatment plans.


Condition Intervention Phase
HIV
Mental Illness
 Behavioral: Use of Memory Aids to take medications
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Nursing Intervention for HIV Regimen Adherence Among Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR):

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • How to best help people with serious mental illness follow HIV treatment regimens [ Time Frame: baseline, 3, 12 and 24 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 273
Study Start Date: June 2003
Study Completion Date: May 2008
Primary Completion Date: May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 - Experimental Behavioral: Use of Memory Aids to take medications
Experimental participants will receive an integrated intervention tailored to the communication and comprehension of the individual, and will include memory aid devices, education regarding side effects and other treatment aspects, and active community outreach. For those who fail to adhere using the basic intervention, a treatment cascade that increases in intensity will be implemented. Using 80% adherence as a target, the cascade will include involvement of family and significant others in prompting participants through use of beepers, cellphones, and for those who still fall short of 80% adherence, directly observed therapy.
No Intervention: 2 - Control

Detailed Description:

There is concern that HIV positive SMI persons may be a greater risk for poor treatment adherence, increasing risk for poorer outcomes and development of treatment resistance virus, and also placing others at greater risk. Involvement of advance practice nurses has been previously shown to improve outcomes for persons with HIV/AIDS.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of serious mental illness; HIV positive

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00264823

Locations
United States, Pennsylvania
Center for Mental Health Services and Policy Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Michael Blank, PhD University of Pennsylvania
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Michael B. Blank, PhD, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00264823     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 708134, 5-R01-NR-008851-03
Study First Received: December 9, 2005
Last Updated: October 3, 2008
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR):
HIV
Mental Illness

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 13, 2013