CompletedNot Applicable

A Pilot Intervention to Improve Coping With Discrimination and Adherence Among HIV-Positive Latino MSM

United States82 participantsStarted 2018-03-27

Plain-language summary

R34-funded study to pilot test an intervention to improve coping with discrimination and adherence among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV. The proposed research aims to modify and refine Siempre Seguiré, a culturally congruent cognitive behavior therapy group intervention for HIV-positive Latino men who have sex with men (LMSM), to include strategies for ART adherence and retention in HIV care; and to conduct a small randomized pilot of Siempre Seguiré to examine feasibility and acceptability, as well as to explore preliminary effects on coping responses to discrimination and antiretroviral treatment adherence among LMSM living with HIV.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years-old or older, HIV-positive, biologically male at birth and continue to identify as male, identify as Latino, report having sex with men in the past 12 months, and prescribed ART. Exclusion Criteria: * Being unwilling or unable to provide informed consent; having mental health problems that require immediate treatment (e.g., psychotic symptoms) or a diagnosed mental disorder that would limit ability to participate (e.g., dementia); and cognitive impairments that result in limited ability to provide informed consent.

What they're measuring

Continuous Adherence (MEMS)

Timeframe: 4-5 and 6-7 months post-baseline

Continuous Adherence (Self-report)

Timeframe: 4 and 7 months post-baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03432819

SponsorRAND

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-09-12

Results submitted2020-11-18

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