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Social Network Training for HIV/AIDS

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD
Research Sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 0 months; 6 months; 12 months
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test if an intervention delivered to groups of people with HIV who are friends will increase HIV medical care engagement and decrease problem drinking more than individual counseling.

Eligible Conditions
  • HIV/AIDS

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~0 months; 6 months; 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 0 months; 6 months; 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Antiretroviral medication adherence
HIV medical care visits
HIV viral load values

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Social Network EndorsementExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
All participants will receive a brief single care-related counseling session and referral to HIV medical care upon enrollment. After randomization to this arm, all members of HIV+ social networks will attend a multi-session group intervention during which they will be trained to deliver messages endorsing compliance with medical guidelines and adherence to medical treatment regimens to friends. Additionally, these leaders will be trained how to deliver effective messages.
Group II: HIV Counseling and Referral to CareActive Control1 Intervention
All study participants will receive a brief single care-related counseling session and referral to HIV medical care at baseline.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Social Network Training
2017
N/A
~350

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Medical College of WisconsinLead Sponsor
608 Previous Clinical Trials
1,162,160 Total Patients Enrolled
St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical UniversityOTHER
52 Previous Clinical Trials
81,530 Total Patients Enrolled
Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorMedical College of Wisconsin
7 Previous Clinical Trials
2,873 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there any opportunities for new patients to enroll in this research project?

"No, this specific trial is not looking for more participants at this time, according to the information available on clinicaltrials.gov. This study was first posted on June 8th, 2017 and was last updated on November 3rd, 2021. There are, however, 682 other trials that are actively recruiting patients."

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Social Network Intervention to Engage Community PLH to Engage in HIV Medical Care
Yuri A. Amirkhanian, PhD 2017. "Social Network Intervention to Engage Community PLH to Engage in HIV Medical Care". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03157258.
~44 spots leftby Apr 2025
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