A Phase 2 interventional study of Mantram Repetition in HIV Infections, sponsored by National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2006-08-18.
Sponsored by National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Educational/counseling/training
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a stress management group intervention for people with HIV. The study will evaluate several outcomes, including perceived stress, quality of life, psychosocial factors, and physiological measures of stress.
It is well documented that living with HIV/AIDS can cause a great amount of stress, and evidence suggests that stress may hasten HIV disease progression by increasing viral replication and suppressing the immune response. Stress management intervention studies using more complex combinations of cognitive and relaxation therapies have shown improvements in both psychological and physiological measures in HIV infected persons. However, no studies have focused on only one intervention or have addressed the spiritual component using a comparable control group to determine which of these interventions is most effective.
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a spiritually-based cognitive intervention to an educational control group. The intervention will be given over a 10-week period, with 5 weekly classes, 4 weekly automated phone calls, and one final class meeting. Assessments will be conducted at pre-intervention, fifth class midpoint, tenth week post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up. Time commitment can vary from 6 months to 9 months, depending on when participants are screened.
4,258 studies on the registry are indexed under HIV Infections; 240 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 60 is below the median of 83 across 3,251 interventional studies indexed under HIV Infections.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Intrusive Thoughts
Perceived Stress
Trait Anxiety
Trait Anger
Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-SpEx)
Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction
Ways of Coping
Urinary cortisol levels
Urinary catecholamines
Salivary cortisol levels
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