Group Psychotherapy for People With HIV

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

An Evaluation of Group Psychotherapy for People With HIV

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00186550
• Other study ID #: R01MH054930-04
• Secondary ID: R01MH054930-04
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2005
• Last updated: December 3, 2013
• Est. completion date: November 2000

Study information

• Verified date: December 2013
• Source: Stanford University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will examine the effectiveness of supportive-expressive group therapy plus education compared with an educational intervention in improving the quality of life and promoting health-enhancing behavior of men and women living with HIV or AIDS.

Description:

The major goal of this project is to examine the effectiveness of supportive-expressive group therapy plus education in comparison to an educationally intervention in improving the quality of life and promoting health-enhancing behavior of men and women living with HIV/AIDS.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 186
• Est. completion date: November 2000
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1) a positive HIV diagnosis (either symptomatic or asymptomatic), 2) at least eighteen years of age, 3) English language skill (to complete questionnaires and participate, if assigned, to the group psychotherapy condition) and, 4) geographical proximity to groups in order to attend if assigned.

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1) severe psychiatric disorders (i.e. schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders)who would not be appropriate for participating in the group intervention, 2) active tuberculosis, 3) acute intoxication, 4) participation in an ongoing HIV/AIDS support group or 5) suicidal/homicidal ideation.

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• HIV
• Pain
• Risk-taking

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Supportive Expressive Group Psychotherapy

• Education

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Stanford University	Stanford	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stanford University	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (10)

Gore-Felton C, Butler LD, Koopman C. HIV disease, violence, and post-traumatic stress. Focus. 2001 May;16(6):5-6. — View Citation

Gore-Felton C, Vosvick M, Bendel T, Koopman C, Das B, Israelski D, Herrera M, Litzenberg K, Spiegel D. Correlates of sexually transmitted disease infection among adults living with HIV. Int J STD AIDS. 2003 Aug;14(8):539-46. — View Citation

Gore-Felton C, Vosvick M, Power R, Koopman C, Ashton E, Bachmann MH, Israelski D, Spiegel D. Alternative therapies: a common practice among men and women living with HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2003 May-Jun;14(3):17-27. — View Citation

Koopman C, Gore-Felton C, Azimi N, O'Shea K, Ashton E, Power R, De Maria S, Israelski D, Spiegel D. Acute stress reactions to recent life events among women and men living with HIV/AIDS. Int J Psychiatry Med. 2002;32(4):361-78. — View Citation

Koopman C, Gore-Felton C, Marouf F, Butler LD, Field N, Gill M, Chen XH, Israelski D, Spiegel D. Relationships of perceived stress to coping, attachment and social support among HIV-positive persons. AIDS Care. 2000 Oct;12(5):663-72. — View Citation

Power R, Gore-Felton C, Vosvick M, Israelski DM, Spiegel D. HIV: effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine. Prim Care. 2002 Jun;29(2):361-78. Review. — View Citation

Power R, Koopman C, Volk J, Israelski DM, Stone L, Chesney MA, Spiegel D. Social support, substance use, and denial in relationship to antiretroviral treatment adherence among HIV-infected persons. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2003 May;17(5):245-52. — View Citation

Turner-Cobb JM, Gore-Felton C, Marouf F, Koopman C, Kim P, Israelski D, Spiegel D. Coping, social support, and attachment style as psychosocial correlates of adjustment in men and women with HIV/AIDS. J Behav Med. 2002 Aug;25(4):337-53. — View Citation

Vosvick M, Gore-Felton C, Ashton E, Koopman C, Fluery T, Israelski D, Spiegel D. Sleep disturbances among HIV-positive adults: the role of pain, stress, and social support. J Psychosom Res. 2004 Nov;57(5):459-63. — View Citation

Vosvick M, Koopman C, Gore-Felton C, Thoresen C, Krumboltz J, Spiegel D. Relationship of functional quality of life to strategies for coping with the stress of living with HIV/AIDS. Psychosomatics. 2003 Jan-Feb;44(1):51-8. — View Citation