ACT for HIV-Positive Men

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Mental Disorder; Anxiety; Distress-based Psychopathology; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Acceptance and commitment therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06625437

Start-up (Other Identifier)

IRB-300013506

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the current study is to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy, a specific form of cognitive-behavioral therapy, for treating general mental health concerns among HIV-positive men.

Full description

The purpose of the current study is to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy, a specific form of cognitive-behavioral therapy, for treating general mental health concerns among HIV-positive men.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• identify as a man
• be at least 18 years old
• has been diagnosed with HIV by a healthcare professional

Exclusion criteria

• has engaged in self-harm within the last three months
• has attempted suicide within the last year
• has had an active plan to attempt suicide within the last 30 days
• is currently diagnosed with any eating disorder
• has experienced hallucinations or delusions within the last 30 days
• has used narcotics within the last 7 days (heroin, meth, crack cocaine, opioids)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 1 patient group

Acceptance and commitment therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for hiv-positive men.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Acceptance and commitment therapy