Healthy Choices to Promote Health and Reduce Risk in HIV-Infected Youth

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

225 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-03-31

Study Completion Date

2008-04-30

Brief Summary

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Risk behaviors and their associated adverse health outcomes are becoming increasingly problematic among HIV-infected youth. This study is being conducted to test whether a brief motivational enhancement (ME) intervention will help reduce health risk behaviors (drug and alcohol use, sexual risk behavior, poor adherence to medications) among HIV+ youth.

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Detailed Description

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Healthy Choices is a randomized clinical trial examining the efficacy of motivational enhancement in reducing risk and promoting healthy behaviors. This study will use a sample of 225 youth (180 after attrition), ages 16-24, of whom 90 will receive the intervention, referral, and standard care, and 90 will receive referral plus standard care. The sample will be drawn from five study sites. Using parallel screening, recruitment will target 100 youth with an adherence problem, 100 youth with a substance use problem, and 25 youth with a sexual risk problem. A repeated measures design will be used for the proposed study. Primary outcome measures are drug and alcohol use, condom use, and HIV medication adherence. Youth will complete an initial data collection session (baseline) during which questionnaire and interview measures will be administered. Blood specimens for viral load and CD4+ count will also be obtained.

Randomization procedures will take place after completion of the baseline assessment. Participants who are randomized to the intervention group will participate in four sessions for approximately 3 months and will also receive standard care plus individualized referrals. The control group will receive standard care and individualized referrals. All five sites offer comprehensive, multidisciplinary care including social work and case management services and access to mental health services. Participants will receive a three-month post-test designed to coincide with ME completion. Subsequent post-tests will occur at 6, 9, 12, and 15 months after baseline data collection (3, 6, 9, and 12 months after ME completion).

Conditions

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HIV Infection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Healthy Choices - Motivational Enhancement Intervention

Motivational enhancement intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Healthy Choices - Motivational Enhancement Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants who are randomized to the intervention group will participate in four sessions (over approximately 3 months) of Healthy Choices; a motivational enhancement intervention specifically designed to target multiple risk behaviors in HIV+ youth. Participants will receive individualized referrals at the fourth session.

Standard Care

Standard care/individualized referrals

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive standard care plus referrals at three months post-baseline

Interventions

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Healthy Choices - Motivational Enhancement Intervention

Participants who are randomized to the intervention group will participate in four sessions (over approximately 3 months) of Healthy Choices; a motivational enhancement intervention specifically designed to target multiple risk behaviors in HIV+ youth. Participants will receive individualized referrals at the fourth session.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard care

Participants will receive standard care plus referrals at three months post-baseline

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* HIV infection as documented by professional referral and medical record review. HIV+ participants who are self-referred and not in medical care will be required to provide documentation of test results.
* Males or females between the age of 16 years and 0 days and 24 years and 364 days at the time of study enrollment.
* Reports having ever engaged in at least 2 of the following 3 behaviors based on screening questionnaire:

* taken prescribed antiretroviral medications, OR been told by his/her physician that he/she should be on antiretroviral medications (whether he/she takes them or not);
* vaginal or anal sex, OR
* alcohol or drug use.
* At least one of the 3 aforementioned behaviors are currently at a problem level, based on screening questionnaire:

* taking currently prescribed antiretroviral medications \<90 % of the time in the last month,
* having unprotected intercourse within the last 3 months,
* demonstrating problem level alcohol and/or drug use as measured during screening.
* Able to understand spoken and written English sufficiently to provide consent/assent and be interviewed and participate in study intervention.
* Not intending to relocate out of the current geographical area for the duration of study participation.

Exclusion Criteria

* History of any psychiatric thought disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder).
* Currently involved in behavioral research (assessment or intervention) targeting adherence, sexual risk, or alcohol and/or drug substance abuse OR currently involved in a substance abuse treatment program.

Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No