Telehealth to Reduce Suicidality and Improve HIV Care Engagement in Tanzania
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Adherence, Medication
- Disclosure
- HIV Infections
- Quality of Life
- Stigma, Social
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide
- Treatment Adherence and Compliance
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Patients who screen positive for suicidal ideation will be enrolled in the study, complete the baseline survey, and then randomly assigned to the intervention (3 sessions of counseling) or enhanced standard of care (brief safety planning).Masking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The objective of the proposed research is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a 3-session, nurse-delivered telehealth intervention to reduce suicidality and improve HIV care engagement among adults living with HIV in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. Suicide is a leading cause of death ...
The objective of the proposed research is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a 3-session, nurse-delivered telehealth intervention to reduce suicidality and improve HIV care engagement among adults living with HIV in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. Suicide is a leading cause of death among people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide and mental health disorders are key contributors to poor HIV care engagement, lower quality of life, higher transmission risk, and increased mortality among PLWH. Conversely, connecting PLWH with targeted mental health support improves these critical health outcomes. Telehealth counseling represents a cost-effective, innovative approach to mental health treatment in low-resource settings such as Tanzania, with the potential to expediently extend services. The proposed study will include Aim 1: Identifying the desired characteristics of a telehealth intervention for suicidality and HIV care engagement in the Tanzanian clinical context, Aim 2: Refining intervention content with support from a local study advisory board in Tanzania, and Aim 3: Testing the telehealth model in a pilot randomized control trial. Given emerging evidence for telehealth approaches to improve access to treatment and reduce health disparities, the intervention has great potential to support NIMH strategic objectives to address mental health comorbidities and strengthen the HIV care continuum.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04696861
- Collaborators
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania
- Investigators
- Not Provided
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