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Filter by:The combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) inhibit HIV replication effectively. However, synergy among these drugs has not been well considered. The dose of drugs used as monotherapy is the same as that used in combination therapy. Tenofovir+lamivudine+efavirenz is still the first line regimen of cART in developing countries. The side effects of these drugs are related to the concentration of drugs. Based on our previous data, we aim to evaluate whether reduce the dose of tenofovir and efavirenz could decreasing the incidence of the side effects while not scarifying their virological efficacy.
Many patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) are able to achieve a sustained response with viral loads becoming undetectable and staying undetectable, but do not have an increase in their CD4 counts to levels greater than 500. Adding maraviroc to the treatment regimen of these patients may result in an increase in their CD4 counts. As the patient would be continuing their prior regimen, they will likely continue with full control of viral replication.
The intent of the proposed randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of a principle-based, transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention that addresses the pathways through which minority stress compromises young gay and bisexual men's (YGBM) co-occurring mental (e.g., depression), behavioral (e.g., substance use), and sexual (e.g., condomless anal sex) health problems.
The goal of this study is to develop and evaluate a clinical training intervention utilizing standardized patient actors to improve communication and interpersonal skills of health care workers who serve HIV-infected adolescents and youth in Kenya, resulting in increased engagement in HIV care. The effect of the intervention on retention in care will be evaluated in a stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial at 24 HIV care and treatment facilities.
The purpose of this study is to describe the effectiveness of darunavir/cobicistat (DRV/c)-based regimens, measured as maintenance of virological suppression 48 weeks after baseline, defined as the day when the treatment with DRV/c-based regimen is started, through collection of daily practice data in the Italian setting.
This is a randomized controlled trial of a new behavioral intervention designed to improve engagement in HIV care for couples. Investigators will compare the HIV viral load outcomes of couples randomized to a couples-based adherence intervention (DuoPACT) or to an individual adherence intervention (LifeSteps).
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.
Double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of Arabinoxylan Rice Bran Supplementation for 12 weeks with BRM4 in HIV-infected participants with inadequate immune reconstitution.
Teenagers in mental health treatment are at greater risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. This greater risk comes from many factors, some of which are related to poor emotion regulation and low self-confidence. There is a need for an HIV prevention program specifically for these at-risk teens. The goal of this study is to develop a computerized HIV prevention study tailored to adolescents in mental health treatment. The first part of the study will develop core sessions of D*STAR. It will do this by using focus group feedback from approximately 15 adolescents in mental health treatment, and approximately 10 parents of youth in mental health treatment and mental health treatment center staff. Feedback on D*STAR prototype sessions will also be collected from two individual interviews with approximately 15 youth in mental health treatment. Core sessions will then be reviewed in an open trial with approximately 30 adolescents. The second part of the study will develop and refine digital versions of the remaining sessions of STAR and a digital general health promotion intervention. It will do this by using focus group feedback from approximately 20 adolescents in mental health treatment, and approximately 10 community advisory board members which include variety of staff from mental health treatment settings such as administrators, supervisors, therapists, health teachers at therapeutic schools, clinicians at day hospitals and day treatment programs, parents of youth in mental health treatment and from relevant community organizations, such as those serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. Feedback on D*STAR prototype sessions will also be collected from two individual interviews with approximately 20 youth in mental health treatment. All developed sessions (from both Phase I and Phase II) will then be reviewed in an open trial with approximately 20 adolescents. A randomized control trial (RCT) will then be conducted to compare D*STAR to a time matched digital general health promotion intervention among approximately 120 adolescents. For the pilot and RCT phases, assessments will be administered prior to randomization, immediately following the last intervention session, and at one month post-intervention (pilot study) or at three month post-intervention (RCT).
Despite overall declines in HIV incidence and mortality since ART scale-up in low and middle income countries, both have risen among youth. In addition, HIV-infected youth achieve inferior treatment outcomes compared to their adult counterparts in both high- and low-income countries, and these poorer outcomes are generally attributed to suboptimal adherence. Thus, there is a critical need for the development of adherence and risk reduction interventions for the growing cohort of these youth, and the proposed cognitive behavioral N'ap Grandi is one such intervention.