Development of a Life Skills Intervention for Young Adolescents Perinatally-Infected With HIV and Their Caregivers

NCT00224900 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: ATN 045a
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

During this phase of the study, a focus group will be conducted with young adolescents perinatally infected with HIV and with their caregivers to develop and evaluate the content of the proposed intervention. The purpose of the focus groups is to identify key issues and challenges that often face young adolescents perinatally infected with HIV and their caregivers as well as to elicit suggestions to enhance the feasibility and acceptability of the proposed intervention. The focus groups will be audio recorded and transcribed and reviewed by all involved in future protocol development. Themes will be pulled directly from the focus groups to guide examples and areas of emphasis in the intervention. In addition, proposed measures will be administered to the adolescents and their caregivers and assessed for appropriateness for this population.

Conditions

HIV Infection

Keywords

Perinatally-acquired HIV infection; Life Skills; Focus Group; Young adolescents; Caregivers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Young adolescents perinatally infected with HIV, 11 to 14 years of age and their caregivers.

You may qualify if:

• Clinically-identified HIV-1 infected subjects 11-14 years of age and their caregivers.
• HIV status has been disclosed to the adolescent.
• HIV-1 infection transmission due to perinatal infection as identified by treating physician.
• Caregiver is legal guardian of the adolescent as indicated by the medical team in the clinic from which recruitment will be conducted.
• Adolescent lives with the caregiver.
• Adolescent and caregiver speak English.

You may not qualify if:

• Caregiver permission denied or adolescent does not assent.
• Adolescent previously diagnosed as mentally retarded as reported by caregiver through school and/or other psychological testing.
• Adolescent and/or caregiver too medically fragile. Medically fragile is functionally defined as being physically unable to attend the group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

Location

Related Links

• Website for the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Ahna L Hoff, Ph.D.

  Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 21, 2005
• First Posted: September 23, 2005
• Study Start: September 1, 2005
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2006
• Study Completion: May 1, 2006
• Last Updated: February 28, 2017

Record last verified: 2016-02

Locations

US (1)