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Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care Among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs

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October 1, 2018
October 4, 2018
October 4, 2018
January 2019
July 2020   (主要结果测量的最终数据收集日期)
Satisfaction with the intervention[ Time Frame: 2 months ]
Assessed via 17-item questionnaire, developed by the study team. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the intervention.

Change in HIV Stigma Score from baseline to 2 months[ Time Frame: Baseline, 2 months ]
Measured via an HIV Stigma Scale, a 10-item questionnaire developed by Berger et al., with an 11th question added about drug partners. Higher scores correspond to higher HIV stigma.

Change in HIV Stigma Score from 2 to 6 months[ Time Frame: 2 Months, 6 months ]
Measured via an HIV Stigma Scale, a 10-item questionnaire developed by Berger et al., with an 11th question added about drug partners. Higher scores correspond to higher HIV stigma.

Change in HIV Stigma Score from baseline to 6 months[ Time Frame: baseline, 6 Months ]
Measured via an HIV Stigma Scale, a 10-item questionnaire developed by Berger et al., with an 11th question added about drug partners. Higher scores correspond to higher HIV stigma.

Change in Substance Use Stigma measured via Modified Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale from baseline to 2 months[ Time Frame: baseline, 2 Months ]
Measured via an HIV Stigma Scale, a 10-item questionnaire developed by Berger et al., with an 11th question added about drug partners. Higher scores correspond to higher HIV stigma.

Change in Substance Use Stigma measured via Modified Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale from 2 to 6 months[ Time Frame: 2 months, 6 months ]
Measured via Modified Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale, a 21-item questionnaire developed by Luoma et al. Higher scores correspond to higher substance use stigma.

Change in Substance Use Stigma measured via Modified Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale from baseline to 6 months[ Time Frame: baseline, 6 Months ]
Measured via an HIV Stigma Scale, a 10-item questionnaire developed by Berger et al., with an 11th question added about drug partners. Higher scores correspond to higher HIV stigma.

与当前相同
  • Participation in intervention[ Time Frame: 2 months ]
    Defined as participation in four ACT intervention sessions
  • Fidelity to intervention measured using the ACT Fidelity Measure (ACT-FM)[ Time Frame: 2 months ]
    Defined using the ACT Fidelity Measure (ACT-FM) to rate the recorded intervention videos/tapes, with a focus on interventionist behavior and competency. The measure classifies 3 different targets of clinician behaviors, openness, awareness, engagement, as well as therapist stance.
  • Initiation of HIV care[ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Defined as self-report of ART initiation, measured via modified AACTG ART questions. Participants will be asked if they have taken any antiretroviral medications and the date of when they started ART. Participants will also be asked questions about health care utilization to measure recent HIV care visits.
  • Injection Drug Use[ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Defined as self-report of any injection drug use in the past 3 months, measured via a modified Risk Behavior Survey.
  • Mental Health measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9[ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Measured via the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, a 9-item questionnaire with higher scores corresponding to greater depression severity.
 
Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care Among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs
Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care Among HIV-infected Russian People Who Inject Drugs

This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) among 100 HIV-positive people with injection drug use, which aims to test the feasibility of the SCRIPT intervention and evaluate its effectiveness on the reduction of internalized stigma, as well as entry into substance use treatment or initiation of antiretroviral therapy.

People who inject drugs often experience multiple layers of stigma when they are living with HIV. Stigma is defined as the social exclusion and dehumanization of individuals in an undesirable social category. Interventions to help affected people who inject drugs living with HIV cope with the dual stigma related to HIV and substance use have not been studied specifically in this population. Among people living with HIV, stigma adversely impacts all aspects of the care cascade: timely HIV testing, diagnosis, treatment, adherence and retention in care. Among people who inject drugs, drug use may add to adverse social factors and create particular stigma vulnerability. Russia is a country where people who inject drugs and other HIV key populations are highly stigmatized and face discrimination. Further qualitative findings suggest that in the absence of public anti-stigma campaigns in Russia, stigma reduction interventions should address internalized stigma and their determinants to help affected people cope with the dual stigma. Stigma interventions should be adapted to address not only affected people's shame and guilt, but also their felt hopelessness. These emotions and related feelings such as avoidance and fear of being rejected may negatively affect people's agency and mental health. We are proposing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a potential behavioral intervention to target the emotions underlying internalized stigma and thus empower affected people. ACT has been shown to increase engagement in addiction care. Its use and efficacy to reduce stigma has not yet been explored among HIV-positive people who inject drugs. The objective of this study, "Stigma, Risk Behaviors and Health Care among HIV-positive Russian People Who Inject Drugs (SCRIPT),"is to implement and evaluate, the feasibility of ACT as an intervention to reduce dual HIV and substance use stigma via a two-armed randomized controlled trial among 100 HIV-positive people who inject drugs. The central hypothesis is that SCRIPT is feasible and can be delivered to decrease HIV and substance use stigma scores.
Interventional
N/A
分配: Randomized
干预模型: Parallel Assignment
干预模型描述:
盲法: Interventional
盲法描述:
主要目的: Treatment
  • Behavioral: ACT Therapy
    The ACT intervention will consist of four 2-hour group sessions of culturally adapted ACT (intervention) to reduce stigma and related manifestations, followed by a refresher session at 6 months. The first ACT session will be held at the civil society organization following randomization; the subsequent sessions will be scheduled to take place at the same location. The First St. Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University is an alternative location where sessions can be conducted. Sessions will be planned to occur in biweekly succession, with a goal of 4 sessions within the first two months of study participation and an additional refresher session at 6-months, for a total of 5 sessions.
  • Experimental: Intervention- ACT Therapy
    Participants randomized to this group will receive four ACT sessions over 2 months, with a refresher at 6 months.
  • No Intervention: Standard of Care
    Participants in the control group will receive standard care as normally provided to patients by civil society organizations.
 
Not yet recruiting
100
与当前相同
November 2020
July 2020   (主要结果测量的最终数据收集日期)
Inclusion Criteria: - 18 years or older - HIV-positive - History of injection drug use - Screen high for HIV or substance use stigma - Not currently on ART - Provision of contact information for two contacts to assist with follow-up - Address within 100 kilometers of St. Petersburg - Possession of a telephone (home or cell) - Able and willing to comply with all study protocols and procedures over 6 months Exclusion Criteria: - Not fluent in Russian - Cognitive impairment resulting in ability to provide informed consent based on research assessor (RA) assessment - Acute severe psychiatric illness (i.e. ,answered yes to any of the following: past three month active hallucinations; mental health symptoms prompting a visit to the ED or hospital; mental health medication changes due to worsening symptoms; presence of suicidal ideations) - Enrolled in another research study
参与研究的性别: All
最小年龄:18 Years ,最大年龄:N/A  
没有
Russian Federation
 
Yes
研究美国FDA监管的药品: No
研究涉及美国FDA监管的设备产品: No
计划分享 IPD: Undecided
Boston Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Karsten Lunze, MD Boston Medical Center
October 2018

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