A study to assess the effectiveness of nurse-led multi-component intervention program me (NLMIP) on improving Antiretroviral therapy(ART) adherence, CD-4 Count & Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) attending ART centre of selected hospital of Delhi.

Recruiting

Conditions: Immunodeficiency with predominantly antibody defects, unspecified,

Registration Number: CTRI/2021/06/034383

Lead Sponsor: Sonia Gulati

Brief Summary: RANDOMIZED control trial to assess the effectiveness of nurse led multicompnent intervention programme on improving ART adherence, CD4 count & quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS and attending ART centre of selected hospital of delhi. paritcipant will be enrolled based on inclusion criteria. those ready to participate will be given patient information sheet. informed consent will be taken. baseline data will be taken. participants will be randomized into two groups. experimental group will be given NLMIP. control group will be given usual care. follow up will be done at 0, 3rd & 6th months. data will be collected by standardized tools. data will be analyzed as per statistical methods.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Open to Recruitment

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients(Prescribed on ART) -Aged 18 years or above -Willing to participate in the study -Can speak and understand Hindi/English -Can come for regular follow ups & attending A.R.T clinic of Dr. RML HOSPITAL, New Delhi.

Exclusion Criteria

PLWHA with mental illness and unable to communicate -Adolescent and pediatric age groups -Not giving consent.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ART adherence, CD4 count, quality of life	0, 3 , 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
no opportunistic infections	at 3rd month & at 6th month of follow ups in intervention group

Trial Locations

Locations (1): ABVIMS & Dr. RML Hospital, new delhi
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Delhi, DELHI, India
ABVIMS & Dr. RML Hospital, new delhi
🇮🇳Delhi, DELHI, India
Dr Pulin Kumar Gupta
Principal investigator
9899748321
guptapulin@yahoo.com