Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is vital to successful treatment, including prevention of drug resistance and loss of therapeutic options. Several studies are currently evaluating programs that use a psycho-educational approach to enhance adherence. The proposed study will be the first to examine whether such an intervention is more effective when combined with a practice trial of an inert medication regimen that mimics HAART. The intervention will """"""""hit hard and early"""""""" by intervening with patients before they begin treatment to help them get the best start possible and to minimize development of patterns of non-adherence that may be difficult to alter. A sample of 270 patients from 5 university-affiliated HIV outpatient clinics in California who are either initiating or restarting (after a hiatus of at least 6 months) HAART will be randomized into one of 3 conditions: (1) an adherence training intervention with psycho-educational components alone; (2) the same psycho-educational intervention delivered in the context of a brief training trial of an inert medication that mimics HAART; or (3) usual care. The primary outcome will be adherence, which will be assessed using electronic monitoring and self-report at baseline and 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after patients begin HAART. Viral load will be measured at the same time points, together with resistance assays, to assess clinical outcomes at one year. The additive effect of implementing the practice trial will be assessed by comparing adherence at I month following initiation of HAART in the two intervention arms, and both intervention arms will be compared with the usual care control. Adherence subsequent to I month, viral load, and drug resistance will be important secondary outcomes. Longitudinal analyses will be conducted to characterize the lagged effects of adherence on clinical outcomes. Study data will be used to calibrate a structural model of this relationship that could then be used to predict viral load and CD4 trajectory for patients before treatment onset under various adherence assumptions. If proven effective, the training intervention could assist practitioners in preparing their patients to adhere well and gain optimal benefit from HAART.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01MH061695-02
Application #
6392802
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-AARR-7 (01))
Program Officer
Joseph, Jeymohan
Project Start
2000-09-15
Project End
2004-08-31
Budget Start
2001-09-01
Budget End
2002-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$893,799
Indirect Cost
Name
Rand Corporation
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Santa Monica
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90401
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