Status:
COMPLETED
The Efficacy of the HIV/AIDS Symptom Management Manual
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Utah
Massachusetts General Hospital
Conditions:
HIV
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goals of this research are: 1) To test the efficacy of a self-care symptom management manual by examining whether people who use the manual find it to be useful; 2) To examine symptom and demograp...
Detailed Description
People living with HIV/AIDS encounter many psychological, physiological, and cognitive symptoms, such as pain, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, depression, and confusion. These symptoms have been found to re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosed HIV/AIDS
- Adult (men and women, transgender)
- Presence of at least one symptom within the past week
- Consent
- May or may not be pregnant
- May or may not be on ART
- Able to use the manual with or without family support
Exclusion
- Documented diagnosis of dementia
- Unable to understand consent procedure as judged by the person getting consent
- Self-reporting no symptoms within the past week
- Self-reports having had experience with a self-care Symptom Management Manual
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
775 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00241202
Start Date
October 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
January 17 2008
Active Locations (11)
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1
San Francisco Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
San Francisco, California, United States, 94121
2
PositiveHealth Practice
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0378
3
Jackson Park Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60649
4
Boston Living Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02116