Testing an HIV Prevention Intervention for Psychiatric Patients in Brazil
- Conditions
- HIV InfectionHIV Infections
- Interventions
- Behavioral: HIV Prevention Intervention - Project PRISSMA - HIV I have my eye on youBehavioral: Health Promotion Intervention
- Registration Number
- NCT00881699
- Lead Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Brief Summary
This study will test the effectiveness of a program aimed at reducing behaviors that increase HIV risk among people with severe mental illnesses.
- Detailed Description
HIV is a virus that weakens a person's immune system and can cause AIDS. It is most commonly transmitted through unprotected sexual contact. People with a mental illness who are sexually active may be at risk of HIV infection, but most interventions for reducing risk of HIV infection do not target this particular population. This study will test an intervention aimed at reducing behaviors with a high risk of causing HIV infection in sexually active people with a mental illness.
Participation in this study will last 15 months. At study entry, participants will complete a baseline interview with a research assistant. This interview will evaluate sexual activity, knowledge of HIV, the participant's psychiatric diagnosis and symptoms, attitude toward condoms, and stigma related to mental illness experienced by the participant.
Participants will then be randomly assigned to either an HIV risk reduction group or a general health group. Both of these groups will meet once a week for 8 weeks. Those in the HIV risk reduction group will learn information and take part in activities aimed at reducing behaviors that place people at a high risk of being infected with HIV. Those in the general health group will learn about long-term serious medical conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, that may be common in people with a mental illness.
Participants will complete two follow-up visits after their 8-week intervention, one the week after and one 3 months after. Participants will then complete a "booster" of three weekly group sessions covering the same information from their 8-week intervention. More follow-up visits will occur 1 week and 6 months after participants complete the booster sessions. All follow-up visits will involve an interview similar to the one held at study entry. Additionally, feedback forms will be completed at the first interview at study entry, after the eight group sessions, after the three booster sessions, and at the last interview.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 460
- Being treated as a patient in one of the study psychiatric clinics
- Sexually active in the past 3 months
- Primary alcohol or other drug use disorder
- Acutely psychotic or actively suicidal at the time of the screening interview
- Developmental disability as a primary diagnosis
- Unable to speak Portuguese
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 HIV Prevention Intervention - Project PRISSMA - HIV I have my eye on you Participants will complete HIV risk reduction group meetings. 2 Health Promotion Intervention Participants will complete health promotion group meetings.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sexual Risk Behavior Assessment Schedule (SERBAS) Measured at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Brief HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (Brief HIV-KQ) Measured at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) Measured at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention Stigma and Discrimination Questionnaire Measured at baseline and 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Instituto de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
🇧🇷Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil