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Family Connections Cluster RCT in Zambia

CompletedNA

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Conditions: HIV, Adolescent Development, Adolescent Behavior, Caregivers, Africa

Interventions: Family Connections

Countries: Zambia

This study will evaluate the impact of Family Connections, a family-based group intervention for adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with HIV and their family caregivers, on achieving HIV self-management defined as having an undetectable viral load (VL) and low self-stigma (a score of 1 or less), among older adolescents and young adults (AYA) ages 15-to-21 years. The intervention seeks to increase social and family support and decrease self-stigma among AYA, so they may improve their medication adherence and achieve an undetectable viral load. Findings will fill a critical gap in available evidence-based intervention options for improving the HIV-related outcomes and wellbeing of HIV-positive AYA in sub-Saharan Africa.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 15 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Eligibility criteria for AYA include:

* being between 15 and 21 years,
* HIV positive and aware of their HIV status,
* on ART for at least 6 months,
* on first-line ART,
* living within 30-minutes, by personal transportation, of the clinic by self-report,
* being available to attend 10 sessions over 6 months,
* being available for the next 14 months,
* and speaks one of the study languages, English or Bemba

Eligibility criteria for the caregiver is:

* being 22 years of age or older,
* does not work at the study clinic,
* living within 30-minutes, by personal transportation, of the clinic by self-report,
* caring for an AYA who meets the study eligibility criteria,
* being available to attend 10 sessions over 6 months,
* being available over the next 14 months,
* and speaks one of the study languages English or Bemba.

Being a biological parent or family member is not an eligibility criterion.

Exclusion Criteria:

The only exclusion criteria are not fulfilling the inclusion criteria.

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Locations (1)

Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia