Buddhist Understanding and Reduction of Myanmar Experiences of HIV Stigma and Exclusion

Hiv Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Buddhist Understanding and Reduction of Myanmar Experiences of HIV Stigma and Exclusion

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05126225
• Other study ID #: IRB# 18-001769
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2024
• Source: University of California, Los Angeles
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project aims to explore a multi-leveled conceptualization of the effects of HIV stigma on HIV care engagement in Myanmar by conducting a mixed-method study.

Description:

This project is to explore how Myanmar People Living With HIV (PLWH) experience and manage HIV stigma as inspired by Buddhist teaching, and to adapt an evidence-based stigma-reduction intervention to tailor treatment for the unique needs of Myanmar People Living With HIV.

A stigma-reduction intervention will be adopted to the needs of Myanmar People Living With HIV with six focus groups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: November 19, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. HIV-Positive

2. Care by Myanmar Positive Group/CMRU

3. Living in Myanmar/Thailand

4. can stay in the period of intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not HIV

2. Living outside of Myanmar/Thailand

3. Not care by MPG/CMRU

4. Cannot stay for the study period

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hiv
• Mindfulness
• Stigma, Social

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Stigma reduction
The intervention is modularized to have eight weekly sessions of 2-hour group discussions, led by a trained facilitator. The facilitator applies the principle of CBT and provides psychoeducation to promote the awareness and understanding of HIV stigma as well as training to help participants acquire alternative coping skills, such as relaxation techniques.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Myanmar	Myanmar Positive Group	Yangon
Thailand	Chiangmai Rajabhat University	Chiang Mai

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of California, Los Angeles	Chiangmai Rajabhat University

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Myanmar,  Thailand, 

References & Publications (9)

Aung MN, Stein C, Chen WT, Garg V, Saraswati Sitepu M, Thu NTD, Gundran CPD, Hassan MR, Suthutvoravut U, Soe AN, Nour M, Gyi KK, Brandl R, Yuasa M. Community responses to COVID-19 pandemic first wave containment measures: a multinational study. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021 Aug 31;15(8):1107-1116. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15254. — View Citation

Chen WT, Huang F, Shiu CS, Lin SH, Tun MS, Nwe TW, Oo YTN, Oo HN. Can social support mediate stigma and perceived stress in people live with human immunodeficiency virus? AIDS Care. 2024 Feb;36(2):255-262. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2023.2254545. Epub 2023 Sep 6. — View Citation

Chen WT, Shiu C, Lee FR, Moolphate S, Aung MN. Infrastructure collapsed, health care access disrupted, Myanmar people with chronic diseases are in danger. J Glob Health. 2023 Jan 11;13:03002. doi: 10.7189/jogh.13.03002. No abstract available. — View Citation

Chen WT, Sun W, Huang F, Shiu CS, Kim B, Candelario J, Toma L, Wu G, Ah-Yune J. Lost in Translation: Impact of Language Barriers and Facilitators on the Health Care of Asian Americans Living with HIV. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Jun 12:10.1007/s40615-023-01674-7. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01674-7. Online ahead of print. — View Citation

Huang F, Chen WT, Lin SH, Tun MS, Nwe TW, Oo YTN, Oo HN. Translation, Adaption, and Psychometric Testing of the Myanmar Version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey for People Living With HIV/AIDS. Front Psychol. 2021 Sep 7;12:707142. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.707142. eCollection 2021. — View Citation

Huang F, Chen WT, Shiu CS, Lin SH, Tun MS, New TW, Thet Nu Y, Oo HN. Psychometric Evaluation of a Myanmar Version of the Perceived Stress Scale for People Living with HIV/AIDS. J Nurs Meas. 2022 Dec 1;30(4):603-626. doi: 10.1891/JNM-D-21-00013. — View Citation

Huang F, Chen WT, Shiu CS, Lin SH, Tun MS, Nwe TW, Nu Oo YT, Oo HN. Adaptation and Validation of the Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R) in People Living with HIV in Myanmar. Mindfulness (N Y). 2022;13(1):188-197. doi: 10.1007/s12671-021-01784-5. Epub 2021 Nov 9. — View Citation

Huang F, Chen WT, Shiu CS, Lin SH, Tun MS, Nwe TW, Oo YTN, Oo HN. Adaptation and validation of a culturally adapted HIV stigma scale in Myanmar. BMC Public Health. 2021 Sep 13;21(1):1663. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11685-w. — View Citation

Huang F, Chen WT, Shiu CS, Lin SH, Tun MS, Nwe TW, Oo YTN, Oo HN. The Mediating Effects of Mindfulness on Perceived Stress From HIV Stigma in People Living With HIV in Myanmar: A Cross-sectional Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2022 Sep-Oct 01;33(5):559-566. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000352. Epub 2022 Jul 21. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stigma	HIV stigma was assessed using the Perceived Stigma Scale (PSS), a 40-item scale. Each item is measured using a 4-point Likert type and it contains four factors: personalized stigma (18 items), disclosure concerns (12 items), negative self-image (9 items), and concern with public attitudes about people with HIV (12 items). Each factor (or subscale) is scored separately and the total score is computed by summing the 40 items. Reliability coefficient alphas ranged from 0.90-.93 for the factors and 0.96 for the total scale and 2-3 week test/retest correlations ranged from 0.89-.92 (Berger, Ferrans, & Lashley, 2001).	8 weeks
Secondary	QOL	QOL was measured with Veterans SF (VSF)-12 Quality of Life. VSF-12 is a 12-item health questionnaire developed from the U.S. Each indicator variable is weighted for each of the response choices minus one. The VSF-12 questionnaires have been administered nationally by the Veterans Administration (VA) where there have been more than 2.5 million administrations since 1996. The eight domains are scored from 0 (worst) to 100 (best). The scores are linear transformed t-tests, with 50 as the mean and 10 as the standard deviation (SD) based on a normally distributed population. The VSF-12 was modified from the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form (MOS SF-36) in domains that cover "role limitations due to physical and emotional problems" by replacement of dichotomized yes/no choices with a 5-point ordinal scale that ranges from "no, none of the time" to "yes, all of the time." These changes increase the precision and discriminatory validity of the role scales, PCS, and MCS.	8 weeks