Nursing Intervention for HIV Regime Adherence Among People With Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: HIV; Mental Illness
• Interventions: Behavioral: Use of Memory Aids to take medications

• Registration Number: NCT00264823
• Lead Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to investigate how nurses can best help people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) follow their HIV treatment plans.

Detailed Description

There is concern that HIV positive SMI persons may be a greater risk for poor treatment adherence, increasing risk for poorer outcomes and development of treatment resistance virus, and also placing others at greater risk. Involvement of advance practice nurses has been previously shown to improve outcomes for persons with HIV/AIDS.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-06
• Study First Submitted: 2005-12-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-12-12
• Study First Posted: 2005-12-13
• Primary Completion: 2008-05
• Study Completion: 2008-05
• Status Verified: 2008-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 2008-10-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 273

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of serious mental illness; HIV positive

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1 - Experimental	Use of Memory Aids to take medications	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
How to best help people with serious mental illness follow HIV treatment regimens	baseline, 3, 12 and 24 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Mental Health Services and Policy Research; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States