UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000001092
Receipt number R000001251
Scientific Title Compliance to Anti-Retroviral Therapy among African-Brazilians in Southern Brazil
Date of disclosure of the study information 2008/03/26
Last modified on 2010/02/13 07:38:59

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Basic information

Public title

Compliance to Anti-Retroviral Therapy among African-Brazilians in Southern Brazil

Acronym

Compliance to Anti-Retroviral Therapy among African-Brazilians in Southern Brazil

Scientific Title

Compliance to Anti-Retroviral Therapy among African-Brazilians in Southern Brazil

Scientific Title:Acronym

Compliance to Anti-Retroviral Therapy among African-Brazilians in Southern Brazil

Region

South America


Condition

Condition

HIV / AIDS

Classification by specialty

Infectious disease

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate if racism and discrimination negatively influence compliance to anti-retroviral therapy.

To investigate if different levels of satisfaction with health services influence compliance to anti-retroviral therapy.

To investigate if alcohol or drug abuse significantly influence compliance to anti-retroviral therapy.

To investigate if the use of a strategy for behavioral modification (MATI) can increase compliance to anti-retroviral therapy in comparison to volunteers treated with conventional methodologies.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

Compliance to Anti-Retroviral Therapy among African-Brazilians in Southern Brazil

Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

To investigate if the Portuguese versions of the tested instruments present internal validity for future in Brazil.

To investigate if different rates of compliance to anti-retroviral therapy are correlated to distinct immunologic and serologic paradigms.

Key secondary outcomes



Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Active

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

YES

Institution consideration

Institution is not considered as adjustment factor.

Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

7

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Medicine

Interventions/Control_1

Initial assessment while still in hospital during two interviews:
1.
1.1 Signature of the consent form
1.2 Test of knowledge about the research protocol
1.3 Demographics characteristics
1.4 Assessment of social and economic states

2.
2.1 MATI Initial evaluation (≈ 60 minutes) or non-MATI conventional interview
2.2 Review of blood exams results
2.3 Scheduling of next collection of exams (CD4, viral load, genotyping)
2.4 Scheduling of the first outpatient interviews






Interventions/Control_2

Time 15 days

First outpatient appointment and research interview:
1) Guidelines form for conventional interview or MATI interview
2) Initial ACTG
3) Racists Events Questionnaire
4) SRQ Questionnaire
5) QSCl & QSCo Questionnaires

Interventions/Control_3

Time 45 days

Second outpatient appointment and research interview:
1) Presentation of exams (CD4, viral load, genotyping)
2) Guidelines form for conventional interview or MATI interview
3) Hamilton Depression
4) MADRS Depression
5) Hamilton Anxiety
6) Personal Health Questionnaire
7) WHO-QOL HIV
8) Beck Depression
9) IDATE-T
10)IDATE-E

Interventions/Control_4

Time 75 days

Third outpatient appointment and research interview:
* MATI follow up interview or non-MATI conventional interview
1) Scale of Social Adequacy
2) ASSIST
3) Scheduling of next collection of exams (CD4, viral load, genotyping)

Interventions/Control_5

Time 105 days

Fourth outpatient appointment and research interview:
1) Guidelines form for conventional interview or MATI interview
2) SMAQ Questionnaire
3) ACTG Follow Up Questionnaire

Interventions/Control_6

Time 135 days

Fifth outpatient appointment and research interview:
1) Review of blood exams results
2) Guidelines form for conventional interview or MATI interview
3) Vaccination Questionnaire
4) Delivery of research bonus (10 meal vouchers)

Interventions/Control_7

Time 225 days / 10 months

1) MATI follow up interview or non-MATI conventional interview
2) Hamilton Anxiety Questionnaire
3) Hamilton Depression Questionnaire
4) Beck Depression Questionnaire

Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

HIV infected patients admitted to the University of Caxias do Sul General Hospital due to Clinical complications of AIDS who will need Anti-Retroviral Therapy.

Key exclusion criteria

1) Patients that don't have permanent abode or with localization's problems and accompaniment, or
2) Patients with physically or mental disturbs that can compromise the dislocation to research's places, or performance to participate about evaluations or logic and veracity of information (serious alterations of mental state).

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name
Middle name
Last name Carlos Zubaran

Organization

University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Division name

The Biological and Health Sciences Center

Zip code


Address

Prof. Getulio Vargas street, 1130

TEL

555432182100

Email



Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name
Middle name
Last name Carlos Zubaran

Organization

University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Division name

The Biological and Health Sciences Center

Zip code


Address

Prof. Getulio Vargas street, 1130

TEL

555432182100

Homepage URL


Email

zubaran_jr@yahoo.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

University of Caxias do Sul, Brazil

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

UNESCO

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization


Address


Tel


Email



Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2008 Year 03 Month 26 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2005 Year 04 Month 30 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2005 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2009 Year 03 Month 01 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2009 Year 06 Month 01 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2009 Year 06 Month 01 Day

Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2008 Year 03 Month 20 Day

Last modified on

2010 Year 02 Month 13 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000001251


Research Plan
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Research case data specifications
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Research case data
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