Status:
COMPLETED
Friendship Bench Adaptation to Improve Mental Health & HIV Care Engagement Outcomes Among PLWH and PWID in Vietnam
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hanoi Medical University
The Friendship Bench Trust
Conditions:
HIV Infections
Behavioral Symptoms
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This project will adapt and pilot a feasible and effective problem-solving therapy designed for low-resource settings to address common mental disorders like depression and anxiety - the Friendship Be...
Detailed Description
Injection drug use is the primary driver of the HIV epidemic in Southeast Asia. In 2017, the HIV prevalence among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Southeast Asia was 15%. PWID, most of whom have OUD,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible individuals will meet the following criteria:
- Adult patients (18 years and older) being treated at the Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) clinic
- Medical record indicates infection with HIV
- Have been screened with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) which has been translated, standardized and validated in the Vietnamese population with a positive result indicating a CMD. The investigators will consider as eligible all patients with a depression subscale score ≥ 7, an anxiety subscale score ≥ 6, and/or a stress subscale score ≥ 10. Elevated depressive symptoms be present for ≥2 weeks and elevated anxiety or post-traumatic stress-related symptoms be present for ≥1 month. The investigators will consider a positive screen for any of the three categories as indicating a CMD.
Exclusion
- • Those with evidence of psychosis or bipolar disorder per the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 28 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
77 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04790201
Start Date
February 28 2022
End Date
July 31 2023
Last Update
August 13 2024
Active Locations (1)
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CDC Hanoi
Hanoi, Hanoi City, Vietnam