Supportive Therapy for Adherence to ART(STAART)

Increasing Patient Adherence to HIV Medications: A Prospective Intervention Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00212940

Enrollment

112

Registered

2005-09-21

Start date

2000-10-31

Completion date

2006-09-30

Last updated

2007-07-26

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Conditions

HIV Infections

Keywords

Treatment Naive, HIV

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a psycho-educational intervention can help people living with HIV handle the changes of treatment adherence.

Detailed description

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two study groups: * Group 1: participants in this group will engage in weekly psycho-educational sessions with an HIV therapist for four weeks prior to starting their regimens. The sessions will cover topics such as becoming active in treatment care, improving coping abilities and developing skills for treatment adherence. They will also involve questionnaires and readings. * Group 2 (the control group):participants in this group will simply receive their regular treatment regimens.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSupportive Therapy for Adherence to ART (behavior)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* be at least 18 years of age * have viral load above 500 copies/ml * not be currently on HAART * be able to read and speak English/French

Exclusion criteria

* current Substance Abuse * actively psychotic or suicidal

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
psycho-educational intervention can help people living with HIV handle the changes of treatment adherence	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026