People with HIV and a substance use disorder who are reentering the community from prison or jail face the dual risks of relapse and interruptions in adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication. This mixed-methods randomized controlled trial will compare the stress, substance use and ART adherence outcomes of participants in a 12-session, 90-minute weekly yoga group intervention with participants in a treatment as usual control group. All participants are re-entering the community, have HIV and experience substance use challenges.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
72
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Stress: Perceived Stress Scale (self-report)
Time frame: 3 months
Substance use: Time Line Follow Back (self-report)
Time frame: 3 months
Antiretroviral therapy adherence: prescription refill (pharmacy data)
Time frame: 3 months
Heart rate: sphygmomanometer
Time frame: 3 months
Blood pressure: sphygmomanometer
Time frame: 3 months
Viral load: blood test
Time frame: 3 months
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