Trauma Intervention for Affect Regulation, AIDS, and Substances

University of Miami16 enrolled

Overview

The Purpose of this study is to see if it is possible to deliver an intervention that targets trauma, substance use, and engagement in HIV care with HIV-positive women.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Substance Related Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Neutral WritingBEHAVIORAL

Expressive WritingBEHAVIORAL

Contingency ManagementBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * HIV positive * woman or trans woman * substance use * elevated PTSD symptoms * HIV care difficulties Exclusion Criteria: * not HIV positive * no substance use * men * no HIV care difficulties * no history of trauma

Locations (1)

Clinical Research Building

Miami, Florida, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Reduction in HIV RNA Copies/mL

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Increase in T-helper (CD4+) cell count

Time frame: 6 months

Reduction in HIV transmission risk

self-reported condomless, serodiscordant sex and HIV viral load greater than 200 copies/mL

Time frame: 6 months

Decrease in stimulant use

self-report

Time frame: 6 months

Decrease in stimulant use

urine toxicology screening

Time frame: 6 months

Decrease in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms

self-report measure: PTSD Checklist for DSM-5

Time frame: 6 months

Decrease in depressive symptoms

self-report measure: Centers for the Epidemiologic Study of Depression (CES-D)

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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