Strengthening South Africa's health system through integrating treatment for mental illness into chronic disease care:

Not Applicable

• Conditions: HIV/AIDS; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: PACTR201610001825403
• Lead Sponsor: South African Medical Research Council

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-10-17
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Other
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible for inclusion, all participants recruited from the HIV clinics must:
¿Be at least 18 years old
¿Be taking ART for their HIV disease
¿Screen at risk for depression, with a CES-D scores ¿16 and/or screen at risk for hazardous or harmful alcohol use (with AUDIT scores ¿ 8)
¿Provide written informed consent to participate in the study
¿Agree to comply with all study requirements.

To be eligible for inclusion , all participants recruited from the diabetes clinics must:
¿Be At least 18 years old
¿Be taking medication for their diabetes disease (Type 1 or Type 2)
¿Screen at risk for depression, with a CES-D scores ¿16 and/or screen at risk for hazardous or harmful alcohol use (with AUDIT scores ¿ 8)
¿Provide written informed consent to participate in the study
¿Agree to comply with all study requirements.

Exclusion Criteria

Regardless of whether they are recruited from HIV or diabetes clinics, any individual who meets any of the following criteria on screening will be excluded from participation in this study:
¿Currently receiving treatment (counselling or medication) for a mental disorder
¿Participating in another research study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression scores as measured by CES-D;hazardous alcohol use as measured by AUDIT

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HIV RNA viral load