Meaning of Life in HIV-infected Youths

Meaning of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

Meaning in Life of Youth Infected With HIV

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01644383
• Other study ID #: HIV-NAT 109
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 17, 2012
• Last updated: August 17, 2016
• Start date: February 2011
• Est. completion date: June 2015

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Thailand: Ethical Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Logotherapy has never been evaluated in HIV-infected teenagers. In this study, we will evaluate the meaning of life by using The Purpose in Life Test and the affect of logotherapy in HIV infected youth at HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

Description:

In the HAART era, HIV infected children can live longer and will grow up to become teenagers. However, some may develop psychosocial problems because they have lost family members, experienced poverty, social discrimination etc. Being a normal teenager is tough and is the most complex period of his/her life. This is the period when most teenagers will find their identity and reasons for living. Therefore it is believed that interventions may help HIV-infected teenagers better deal with life. For this study, logotherapy, a therapy that will help a person to discover his/her purpose in life, live meaningful life, and attain self-esteem was used. The success of the intervention was evaluated by using The Purpose in Life Test.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: June 2015
• Est. primary completion date: June 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 16 Years to 24 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 16-24 years

2. HIV seropositive

3. HIV disclosed

4. Understand Thai language

5. Parent signed written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Mental or psychological disorder or having active suicidal idea or attempt

2. Having no permanent address

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Meaning of Life

Intervention

Behavioral:
• logotherapy
Logotherapy is therapy during which the interaction between the therapist and the client centres on the topic of meaning. The problems that the clients experience are presented to the client as inseparable parts of his everyday life. The client is then challenged to discover his/her meaning and to take responsibility in facing up to his/her problem. This approach is aimed at helping the client to deal and understand what his /her existences entail.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	HIV-NAT, the Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre	Bangkok

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration	Chulalongkorn University, Pediatric department, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, South East Asia Research Collaboration with Hawaii, University of Minnesota, MN, Wayne State University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	PIL score	Change of PIL score at baseline and follow up visit between the two arms	week 48	No
Secondary	QOL		48 weeks	No

External Links

•   HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT)