Status unknownNCT02180750MWTUpdated Jul 3, 2014

Phase II Randomised Controlled Trial of Memory Work Therapy at PASADA, Tanzania

An interventional study of Memory Work Therapy and Standard care in HIV, sponsored by Pastoral Activities and Service for AIDS Dar-Es-Salaam Archdiocese. Status unknown at 1 site in Tanzania. Open to participants aged 14 Years to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-07-03.

Sponsored by Pastoral Activities and Service for AIDS Dar-Es-Salaam Archdiocese · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jul 2014), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 48
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 14 Years to 18 Years
Sex: All

Study summary

Memory Work Therapy (MWT) has been developed to improve psycho-social outcomes for children living with HIV who are orphaned. This phase 2 trial aims to determine whether attending the intervention improves outcomes compared to standard care. We aim to test the hypothesis that attendance at MWT improves psychological symptoms, self-esteem, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and self-efficacy compared to standard care.

Conditions studied

Keywords

Children
HIV
orphans

In context

Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Pastoral Activities and Service for AIDS Dar-Es-Salaam Archdiocese as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 14 Years to 18 Years
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Inclusion criteria

Aged 14-18 years
HIV positive
Orphaned
Naïve to the intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Adults
Children under 14
HIV negative
Parent(s) living
Previously attended the intervention

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Health services research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel assignment
Masking: None (open label)
Enrollment: 48 participants (estimated)

Study arms

Experimental
Intervention: Memory Work Therapy
Residential week intervention consisting of memory box, memory book, tree of life, Active Citizen book, all activities facilitated.
Other: Memory Work Therapy
Active comparator
Control: standard care
Usual care services.
Other: Standard care

Interventions

OtherMemory Work Therapy
OtherStandard care
Pediatric clinic, ART

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Change: Brief Symptom Inventory
The BSI measures psychological symptom patterns
Time frame: T0( study entry), T1 (2 weeks), T2 (6 weeks)

Secondary outcomes

Change: Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
A measure of self esteem
Time frame: T0 (study entry), T1 (2 weeks), T2 (6 weeks)
Change: Goodman's strengths and difficulties questionnaire
Measures mental health in children and young people
Time frame: T0 (study entry), T1 (2 weeks) T2 (6 weeks)
Change: Self-efficacy questionnaire for children
measure emotional and social self-efficacy.
Time frame: T0 (study entry), T1 (2 weeks), T2 (6 weeks)

Study locations

1 site

PASADA
Temeke, Tanzania

References and documents

Publications

Harding R, Wei G, Gwyther L, Miti E. Improving psychological outcomes for orphans living with HIV in Tanzania through a novel intervention to improve resilience: findings from a pilot RCT. AIDS Care. 2019 Mar;31(3):340-348. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1533630. Epub 2018 Oct 17. PubMed 30332895 ↗

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 3, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT02180750
Lead sponsor: Pastoral Activities and Service for AIDS Dar-Es-Salaam Archdiocese
Collaborators: University of Cape Town, King's College London
Responsible party: Elvis Joseph Miti (Social Worker, Pastoral Activities and Service for AIDS Dar-Es-Salaam Archdiocese) — Principal investigator
First posted: Jul 3, 2014
Start date: Jun 2013
Primary completion: Jul 2014 (estimated)
Completion: Aug 2014 (estimated)
Last update: Jul 3, 2014

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No

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