Status:
COMPLETED
Pediatric Impact: Promoting Adherence to Medications Among HIV-infected Children
Lead Sponsor:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborating Sponsors:
Jacobi Medical Center
Children's National Research Institute
Conditions:
HIV Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to develop and evaluate an intervention to promote adherence to HIV medications among children 5-12 years of age. It compares changes in antiretroviral (ARV) adherence betw...
Detailed Description
The objective of this research is to develop and evaluate an intervention to promote adherence to HIV-medications among children aged 5-12 years. The research will be conducted at Jacobi Medical Cente...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Families with a child between the ages of 5 and 12 years old who is HIV-infected and who receives care at participating hospitals
- Informed consent for and assent from the child
- Informed consent for the primary caregiver (person responsible for most of the child's medication delivery) must be obtained. The parent/legal guardian must be able to give informed consent and willing to comply with protocol requirements.
- The HIV-infected child must be currently prescribed an antiretroviral therapy regimen.
Exclusion
- The child or caregiver cannot respond to self-report questions because of cognitive impairments.
- The child receives home health care in which the home health care aide dispenses all of the child's medication (essentially resulting in directly observed therapy for that child).
- The child and/or the caretaker does not speak English or Spanish.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
October 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00134602
Start Date
April 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2008
Last Update
September 27 2012
Active Locations (3)
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1
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010
2
Howard University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20060
3
Jacobi Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461