The AIMS study.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- HIV infection
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28192
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and AIDS, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsDepartment 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
- Brief Summary
De Bruin M, Hospers HJ, van den Borne HW, Kok GJ, Prins JM. Theory- and evidence-based intervention to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected patients in the Netherlands: a pilot study. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2005;19:384-94.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1. HIV-1 positive, using HAART.
Exclusion Criteria
N/A
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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;<br /><br>2. Whether or not these improvements result in a decrease of intracellular HIV-RNA.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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; <br /><br>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.