HIV Counseling Intervention for Methadone-Maintained Patients - 2

April 22, 2019 updated by: Frances R Levin, New York State Psychiatric Institute

HIV Counseling Intervention for Methadone-Maintained Patients

The purpose of this study is to evaluate HIV counseling intervention for Methadone-Maintained Patients.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The purpose of this proposal is to evaluate, in methadone-maintained patients the association between an ADHD diagnosis and high-risk HIV/Hepatitis behavior. In addition, the investigators would like to determine whether a new manually-guided HIV intervention; RISE: Reduce high risk Intravenous drug use and unsafe Sexual Encounters is superior to standard HIV/Hepatitis psycho-education.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must meet DSM-IV criteria for opiate dependence and currently in methadone maintenance treatment
  • Able to give informed consent and capable of complying with study procedures
  • Women who are of childbearing age and/or pregnant may be included
  • Individuals who are HIV-positive or have Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome may be included
  • Patients who demonstrate moderate to high HIV risk behaviors will be included
  • Patients with low to no HIV risk behaviors will be excluded
  • Patients receiving a stable dose of methadone for three weeks will be included

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Currently meets DSM-IV criteria for current Axis I psychiatric disorders (other than ADHD or substance abuse) which requires medical intervention, i.e., active suicide ideation, active psychosis, anxiety disorders, depression requiring hospitalization
  • Patients who have exhibited suicidal or homicidal behavior within the past two years
  • HIV positive patients must have knowledge of their status for a minimum of three weeks

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: RISE intervention
Targeted RISE intervention- Behavior therapy Rise
manually-guided HIV intervention RISE: Reduce high risk Intravenous drug use and unsafe Sexual Encounter
Active Comparator: Standard Education
Education intervention. Standard prevention education
standard psychosocial Education for HIV/hepatitis prevention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
AIDS risk behavior based on the Risk Behavior Assessment
Time Frame: assessed monthly during 2 months of study or length of participation
assessed monthly during 2 months of study or length of participation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 1999

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2003

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 21, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 21, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

May 22, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2019

Last Verified

April 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • #3884
  • R01DA011444 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • 3884 (NYSPI IRB)

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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