Effect of a Psychological Intervention on Antiretroviral Therapy and Mental Health Outcomes in HIV-positive Adults in Zimbabwe
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- HIV Infections
- Mental Disorder
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Cluster-randomized, controlled, two-arm multicenter, superiority trialMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Common mental disorders are highly prevalent among people living with HIV. Left untreated, common mental disorders cause substantial disability and undermine individuals' ability to adhere to antiretroviral therapy, leading to poor antiretroviral therapy outcomes. A recent cluster-randomized control...
Common mental disorders are highly prevalent among people living with HIV. Left untreated, common mental disorders cause substantial disability and undermine individuals' ability to adhere to antiretroviral therapy, leading to poor antiretroviral therapy outcomes. A recent cluster-randomized controlled trial from Harare, Zimbabwe showed that the friendship bench intervention (i.e. six sessions of problem-solving therapy delivered by lay health workers followed by a peer support group) effectively reduced symptoms of common mental disorders, but the effect of the intervention on antiretroviral therapy outcomes and its effectiveness in the rural setting has not been studied. To examine the effect of the friendship bench intervention on antiretroviral therapy outcomes and symptoms of common mental disorders among adults living with HIV and common mental disorders in rural Zimbabwe, a cluster-randomized trial is conducted.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03704805
- Collaborators
- SolidarMed
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Andreas D Haas, PhD Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern Principal Investigator: Cordelia Kunzekwenyika, MD SolidarMed, Swiss Organisation for Health in Africa
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