Status:

COMPLETED

Family Centered Advanced Care Planning for Adolescents With HIV/AIDS and Their Families

Lead Sponsor:

Maureen Lyon

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

12+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will examine the efficacy of Family Centered Advance Care Planning in enhancing quality of life, integrating effective end-of-life care, and preventing depression and anxiety among HIV infe...

Detailed Description

More than 30,000 adolescents in the United States die annually from the effects of chronic illnesses. The anxiety from facing a terminal illness often hinders adolescents in making decisions about the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Adolescent Eligibility Criteria:
  • Diagnosed with HIV/AIDS
  • Between the ages of 14 and 21 years
  • Aware of his or her HIV status
  • Able to speak English
  • Intelligence Quotient (IQ) greater than 69 (all patients have IQ testing results in chart as part of standard of care)
  • Consent from the legal guardian if between ages of 14 and 17
  • Consent from the surrogate if between ages of 18 and 21
  • Assent from adolescent aged 14 to 17
  • Consent from adolescent aged 18 to 21
  • Legal Guardian Eligibility Criteria (for guardians of adolescents aged 14 to 17):
  • Adolescent is willing to discuss problems related to HIV with him/her
  • Age 21 or older
  • Able to speak English
  • Legal guardian
  • Surrogate Eligibility Criteria:
  • Selected by adolescent aged 18 to 21
  • Age 21 or older
  • Willing to discuss problems related to HIV and EOL
  • Able to speak English
  • Exclusion Criteria For All Participants:
  • Depression in the moderate to severe range on Beck Depression Inventory
  • Unaware of HIV status of self, or if proxy, of adolescent
  • Presence of HIV dementia, determined at screening using the HIV Dementia Scale
  • Active homicidality or suicidality, determined at baseline screening by psychologist or researcher

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    82 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00723476

    Start Date

    September 1 2005

    End Date

    September 1 2008

    Last Update

    May 21 2015

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    Children's Research Institute

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010