The Effectiveness of a Relaxation Technique on the Quality of Life and Symptoms in People Living With HIV

Université de Montréal

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV

Treatments: Other: autogenic training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03924921

2016-5940:PRG

Details and patient eligibility

About

Quality of life of people living with HIV is strongly affected by the presence of one or more symptoms, such as sleep problems, fatigue, muscle pain, anxiety and depressive symptoms. Autogenic training has shown positive effects on these symptoms in different populations, but there is very little evidence on the effects of this relaxation technique in people living with HIV.

Full description

The aim of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of a relaxation technique, autogenic training, on the quality of life and the physical and psychological symptoms in people living with HIV.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being older than 18 ;
• have a diagnosis of HIV;
• present at least one of the following symptoms during the preceding two weeks: sleep problems, fatigue, pain, anxiety or symptoms of depression;
• understand and speak French and;
• be able to follow the instructions to learn the relaxation technique.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

autogenic training

Experimental group

Description:

Autogenic training

Treatment:

Other: autogenic training

wait list

Experimental group

Description:

usual care for 6 months Autogenic training after 6 months

Treatment:

Other: autogenic training