Screening and brief intervention of alcoholproblems in HIV patients
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS
- Registration Number
- PACTR201202000355384
- Lead Sponsor
- ABMRF The foundation for alcohol research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 552
Inclusion Criteria
HIV 1 positive male and female patients
-Outpatients
-18 years and above
-no mental impairment
-Medium risk drinkers (8-19 for men and 7-19 for women on the AUDIT screening tool)
Exclusion Criteria
-A score of 20 and above on the AUDIT questionnaire
-A score of less than 8 for men and 7 for women on the AUDIT questionnaire
-Pregnant women
-Patients already under alcohol reduction treatment
-Patients with mental impairment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in drinking pattern measured by AUDIT
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in health status, QOL, sexual behaviour, adherence level to ART, virological and immunological outcome