Efficacy of a multimodal approach to managing pain in rural amaXhosa women living with HIV/AIDS compared to a therapeutic relationship

ational Research Foundation Thuthuka Grant0 sites48 target enrollmentJanuary 25, 2015

ConditionsHIV/AIDS

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 25, 2015

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Female

Sponsor

ational Research Foundation Thuthuka Grant

•Any women who is ambulant, HIV\+, amaXhosa and aged 18\-40 years.
•Any women who attends Pumalanga or Ngcwanguba clinic for ARV treatment or is being monitored at the clinic.
•Any women who answers ¿yes¿ to the first question on the Brief Pain Inventory: ¿Throughout our lives most of us have had pain from time to time (such as minor headaches, sprains, toothaches). Have you had pain other than these everyday kinds of pain during the last three months?¿

•Any women who is on ARV treatment but has yet not been on his/her present treatment regime consistently for three months.
•Any women who has previously participated in an education and/or exercise intervention to instill skills for managing pain.
•Any women who is considered unfit for exercise according to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines.
•Any women who has a cognitive impairment or moderate to severe intellectual disability as assessed by medical officer.