Creating a Virtual Village for People Aging With HIV During COVID-19

NCT04747756 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 60304
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In a PCORI-funded project on HIV and aging engagement that was co-led by the study team, the topics of isolation and depressions were identified as priority areas of deep concern among older PLWH. The COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced the urgency to test interventions to mitigate depression and isolation among older PLWH. However, there is scant evidence on effective interventions that help mitigate depression and isolation among older PLWH. While physical distancing and stay at home orders are a necessary strategy to flatten the curve, ease pressure on the healthcare system, and protect the most vulnerable, the order further increases the isolation faced by people aging with HIV, and creates barriers to accessing medications, health services, and other resources. This project will include 6 virtual focus groups and 12 individual interviews with adults ages 50 or older in California (Palm Spring, Los Angeles) and the Tampa-Bay region, Florida to (1): further characterize issues related to depression, isolation, and basic needs of people aging with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic (2) utilizing results from Aim 1, co-develop ideas for what to include in a virtual village, and (3) create and pilot the virtual village in a group of people aging with HIV. The overall goal of this study is to execute an innovative solution to address issues related to isolation for older PLWH which have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Conditions

Hiv; Depression in Old Age; Isolation, Social; Aging

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in depression after pilot testing virtual village

  Measuring change in depression using PHQ9

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

Study participants

OTHER

No participants will be randomized. All participants will have an opportunity to participate in the study procedures.

Other: Virtual Village

Interventions

Virtual Village OTHER

The purpose of this study is to create a virtual village for people aging with HIV, and to pilot test the virtual village intervention as a final step.

Study participants

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• English or Spanish speaking adults
• Living with HIV
• residing in Palm Springs, Los Angeles, or Tampa Bay Florida
• age 50 or older

You may not qualify if:

• not able to read English or Spanish

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Riverside: lead
• University of South Florida: collaborator
• University of Southern California: collaborator
• HIV+Aging Research Project-Palm Springs: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

UC Riverside

Riverside, California, 92521, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Social Isolation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 3, 2021
• First Posted: February 10, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2022
• Study Completion: December 1, 2022
• Last Updated: September 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)