HIV infection
Conditions
Interventions
After a baseline period of 2 months during which adherence is registered using MEMS-caps, patients are randomized to receive the AIMS-intervention or not.
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Sponsors
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands and Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. HIV-1 positive, using HAART. 2. Treatment experience for at least 6 months, with a maximum of 5 years; 3. Sufficient knowledge of the English or Dutch language (verbal and in writing); 4. No current psychiatric, drug or alcohol problems; 5. More or less stable housing; 6. Able to give informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The primary purpose of the proposed study is to investigate whether or not adherence to HAART can be significantly increased by HIV-nurses using the AIM-Strategy, and whether this is sustained over time; 2. Whether or not these improvements result in a decrease of intracellular HIV-RNA. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Furthermore, a questionnaire will be used to see which cognitive variables of the patients are related to (non)adherence and to evaluate whether or not the intervention successfully changes those cognitive variables that cause non-adherence; 2. Finally, a process evaluation will be conducted among patients, HIV-nurses and physicians to investigate the advantages (e.g., insight in adherence, detection of treatment problems, improved communication) and disadvantages (e.g. duration intervention sessions, user-friendliness of equipment) of the use of AIMS versus providing standard care. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJ.M. Prins
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Internal Medicine, F4- 217, P.O. Box 22660
Outcome results
None listed