Yoga Intervention for Substance Use and ART Adherence in Community Reentry

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV; Substance Related Disorders

Treatments: Other: Hatha yoga

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02492893

1F31DA038429-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

820294

Details and patient eligibility

About

People with HIV and a substance use disorder who are reentering the community from prison or jail face the dual risks of relapse and interruptions in adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication. This mixed-methods randomized controlled trial will compare the stress, substance use and ART adherence outcomes of participants in a 12-session, 90-minute weekly yoga group intervention with participants in a treatment as usual control group. All participants are re-entering the community, have HIV and experience substance use challenges.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• have HIV
• experience substance use challenges, within one year of reentry from prison or jail

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

Hatha Yoga

Experimental group

Description:

A 12-session 90-minute weekly hatha yoga intervention, that includes asanas (physical postures), pranayama (breathing exercises) and dhyana (meditation.

Treatment:

Other: Hatha yoga

Treatment as Usual

No Intervention group