Clinical Trial on HIV Infections - Clinical Trials Registry

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

HIV Infections

Detailed Description

Approximately 1,000,000 Americans have HIV/AIDS. Although advances in treatment have made HIV/AIDS a relatively manageable chronic disease, the disease can cause significant morbidity and mortality. Surprisingly, research has found that some HIV/AIDS patients feel that their life is better than it was before they had HIV/AIDS. Many of these patients show a strong will to live and often express a preference for longevity over quality of life. Patients who prefer longevity often ascribe their feeling to spiritual growth, or finding a meaning to life. This study is examining the spiritual beliefs of HIV/AIDS patients and will determine the relationship between spirituality, health status, and the will to live.

The study consists of interviews with HIV/AIDS patients from Cincinnati and Washington, D.C. who have been interviewed twice over 12 to 18 months. During the interviews, participants completed self-report scales to assess their quality of life, life satisfaction, concerns about medication, trust in their health care providers, depressive symptoms, self-esteem, optimism, and various clinical and demographic variables. Participants were also asked about their spiritual well-being; spiritual beliefs; spiritual, religious, and social support; and overall functioning.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

350

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

United States
- Ohio
  - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
    - Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of HIV or AIDS

Exclusion Criteria:

None

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

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Luckhaupt SE, Yi MS, Mueller CV, Mrus JM, Peterman AH, Puchalski CM, Tsevat J. Beliefs of primary care residents regarding spirituality and religion in clinical encounters with patients: a study at a midwestern U.S. teaching institution. Acad Med. 2005 Jun;80(6):560-70. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200506000-00011.
Yi MS, Luckhaupt S, Mrus JM, Tsevat J. Do medical house officers value the health of veterans differently from the health of non-veterans? Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2004 Apr 7;2:19. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-2-19.
Mrus JM, Yi MS, Freedberg KA, Wu AW, Zackin R, Gorski H, Tsevat J. Utilities derived from visual analog scale scores in patients with HIV/AIDS. Med Decis Making. 2003 Sep-Oct;23(5):414-21. doi: 10.1177/0272989X03256884.
Mrus JM, Sherman KE, Leonard AC, Sherman SN, Mandell KL, Tsevat J. Health values of patients coinfected with HIV/hepatitis C: are two viruses worse than one? Med Care. 2006 Feb;44(2):158-66. doi: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000197027.06808.e2.
Jacobson CJ Jr., Luckhaupt SE, DeLaney S, Tsevat J. Religio-biography, coping, and meaning-making among persons with HIV/AIDS. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 2006;45:39-56.

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

February 1, 2002

Study Completion

February 1, 2004

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 19, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria