HIV Infections, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Conditions
Keywords
Complementary Therapies
Brief summary
This research study will examine the usefulness of groups in reducing stress and helping individuals with HIV to stay healthy and avoid problems associated with sexually transmitted diseases. We hope to discover whether being in a group is effective in reducing stress-related symptoms and promoting healthy behaviors.
Detailed description
This is a risk reduction intervention for adults who are living with HIV, are experiencing trauma-related stress symptoms, and are at risk for HIV transmission. By first treating trauma symptoms, the effects of a skills-building HIV risk reduction intervention for adults experiencing trauma-related symptoms such as hyperarousal, dissociation, and avoidance will be enhanced. This is based on a model the proposes trauma-related symptoms have direct effects on HIV risk behavior. Therefore, the successful treatment of trauma-related symptoms will facilitate HIV risk behavior change.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHIV Skills-based Prevention
Sponsors
Stanford University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Study investigators were blind to the condition of study participants until all intervention sessions and assessments were completed. The data were coded to mask the intervention conditions for all data analyses.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Must be 18 years or older, must be HIV-positive, report engaging in behavior that could put them at risk for HIV transmission in the past three months, report experiencing one or more trauma-related symptoms within the past three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To determine if decreasing trauma-related stress symptoms improves HIV risk reduction behavior above a standard HIV risk reduction intervention alone post -intervention 3, 6, and 12 months after the group intervention sessions. | immediate post intervention, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months | unprotected insertive and receptive sexual intercourse |
| To determine if decreasing trauma-related stress symptoms improves HIV risk reduction behavior above a standard HIV risk reduction intervention alone | immediate post intervention, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months | Mediation effect on trauma symptoms on HIV-related risk behavior |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To determine whether key variables moderate the intervention's effects. | immediate post intervention, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months | Gender, age, ethnicity, or psychological distress (e.g. , depression, anxiety) may interact with the intervention to affect risky sexual or drug-related behavior. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed