The Effect of Teaching HIV-Infected Patients About HIV and Treatment
- Conditions
- HIV Infections
- Registration Number
- NCT00002409
- Lead Sponsor
- Glaxo Wellcome
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see if an HIV-education course can help under-represented, HIV-infected patients. This study examines the areas of faithfulness to drug regimen, level of HIV in the blood, and health status.
- Detailed Description
Following initial screening, eligible patients are treated with open-label Combivir plus abacavir for 24 weeks. Patients are randomized to undergo the education intervention, Tools for Health and Empowerment (T.H.E.) course plus counseling, or routine counseling only (control group). Measurements and evaluations for assessment of immunologic effects, adherence, and health outcomes are performed at entry (Day 1) and at Weeks 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, and 24.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (25)
Specialty Med Care Ctrs of South Florida Inc
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Rush Med College / Dept of Infectious Diseases
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Santa Rosa Med Ctr / Baptist Med Ctr
🇺🇸San Antonio, Texas, United States
Allegheny Univ of the Hlth Sciences / Div of Infect Diseases
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Southeast Dallas Health Ctr
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
Oasis Clinic / King Drew Med Ctr
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
Holmes Hosp / Univ of Cincinnati Med Ctr
🇺🇸Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Therapeutic Concepts
🇺🇸Houston, Texas, United States
Univ of Miami School of Medicine
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
Saint Josephs Comprehensive Research Institute
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
Whitman Walker Clinic/Elizabeth Taylor Med Ctr
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Robert Scott MD
🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States
Encounter Med Group
🇺🇸Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Bentley-Salick Med Practice
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States
Addiction Research and Treatment Corp
🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States
Carolina Family Care/Denmark Med Ctr / P O Box 278
🇺🇸Denmark, South Carolina, United States
Newark Community Health Ctr
🇺🇸Newark, New Jersey, United States
Univ of Tennessee / Div of Infect Dis / Dept of Med
🇺🇸Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Univ of Tennessee
🇺🇸Memphis, Tennessee, United States
New England Med Ctr / Div of Geo Med & Infect Disease
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
UMDNJ / Dept of Ob/Gyn
🇺🇸Newark, New Jersey, United States
Jeffrey Bomser Clinic / NJCR
🇺🇸Newark, New Jersey, United States
Georgetown Univ Med Ctr
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States