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NCT02167828 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Increasing Social Support to Improve HIV Care Engagement and Adherence in St. Petersburg, Russia

A NA study, sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
174
Enrollment target

NCT02167828 is a NA study that has completed, run by Medical College of Wisconsin. The registered enrollment target is 174 participants.

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The verdict

NCT02167828, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
174 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Prior research has documented serious health, mental health, and social-behavioral issues among people living with HIV (PLH) in St. Petersburg. The investigators have established that PLH are clustered in friendship groups with other HIV+ persons and that an intervention delivered to groups composed of HIV+ men who have sex with men (MSM) who were friends in real life reduced mental health distress more than individual counseling. Specific aims of the collaborative mixed-methods, qualitative/ quantitative research are to: (1) identify facilitators and barriers of medical care attendance and ART adherence among PLH in St. Petersburg; (2) integrate these data into an intervention designed to increase HIV care attendance, retention, and adherence; (3) carry out a test-of-concept pilot study that recruits groups of PLH friends and delivers an intervention to intact PLH friendship groups to encourage mutual social support for attending medical appointments and adhering to HIV care; and (4) evaluate the effects of the intervention on both behavioral and biological measures, including viral load. These specific aims will be achieved by research carried out in two phases: In Phase I, we will conduct in-depth interviews with 60 PLH and key informants in St. Petersburg purposively selected to include HIV+ persons in and not in medical care, adherent or not adherent to ART, and including men and women representing diverse exposure risks. In-depth interviews will be analyzed to identify factors associated with attending or not attending care and adhering or not adhering to ART, as well as identifying how HIV+ friends can support one another in HIV care entry, retention, and adherence. In Phase II, the investigators will undertake a randomized intervention pilot study in which 20 groups of PLH friends are recruited by enrolling a PLH seed who is not reliably in care or is ART nonadherent and then recruiting all friends known by the seed to also be HIV+. A 7-session group inter

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Social Support

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 174 participants
Start Date 2014-06
Est. Completion 2019-07-08
Phase NA

Sponsor

Medical College of Wisconsin

447 total trials

What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT02167828

The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT02167828 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 174 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Medical College of Wisconsin, which has 447 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Social Support is the first listed.

NCT02167828 reports 0 study locations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02167828 about?

NCT02167828 is a clinical study titled "Increasing Social Support to Improve HIV Care Engagement and Adherence in St. Petersburg, Russia". Prior research has documented serious health, mental health, and social-behavioral issues among people living with HIV (PLH) in St. Petersburg. The investigators have established that PLH are clustered in friendship groups with other HIV+ persons and that an intervention delivered to groups composed...

What is the current status of trial NCT02167828?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 174 participants. The study started on 2014-06. Estimated completion is 2019-07-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02167828?

The interventions under investigation include: Social Support (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02167828?

This trial is sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin, which has 447 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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