CompletedNot Applicable

Cognitive-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) for People Living With HIV (PLHIV)

United States54 participantsStarted 2016-03

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of cognitive-based compassion training (CBCT), a meditative practice based on Buddhist teachings, on long term emotional well-being and immune system improvement with people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Subjects living with HIV-1 infection who have been on continuous ART for a minimum of 12 months and:
✓. Ability to give informed consent.
✓. Score at least 1 standard deviation above socioeconomic status (SES)-matched general population norms on Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Exclusion criteria

✕. History of psychosis
✕. HIV-related neurocognitive decline
✕. Substance abuse within the last year
✕. Documented history of cirrhosis or a total bilirubin ≥ 2.0 mg/dL
✕. Known or possible pregnancy or attempting to become pregnant
✕. BMI below 17 or above 30
✕. Age \< 18
✕. Bipolar disorder

What they're measuring

Change in plasma concentration of circulating inflammatory biomarker interleukin-6 (IL-6)

Timeframe: screening, 8 weeks

Change in plasma concentration of circulating inflammatory biomarker soluble cluster of differentiation 14 (sCD14)

Timeframe: screening, 8 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02395289

SponsorEmory University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-12

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