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
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Research Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010