Trial no.:
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PACTR201202000355384 |
Date of Approval:
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03/02/2012 |
Trial Status:
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Registered in accordance with WHO and ICMJE standards |
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TRIAL DESCRIPTION |
Public title
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Screening and brief intervention of alcoholproblems in HIV patients |
Official scientific title |
Screening and brief intervention for alcohol problems in HIV outpatients in the clinics associated with Dr George Mukhari Hospital, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa |
Brief summary describing the background
and objectives of the trial
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The rate of alcohol use in HIV patients in Africa is high. It can lead to a broad range of negative outcomes, like reduced adherence, drug interactions, risky sexual behaviour, etc. This trial will evaluate a Screening and Brief intervention (SBI) in HIV patients and aims to describe the prevalence of alcohol use and wether the SBI is succesful in reducing alcohol use. |
Type of trial |
RCT |
Acronym (If the trial has an acronym then please provide) |
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Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied |
Infections and Infestations |
Sub-Disease(s) or condition(s) being studied |
HIV/AIDS |
Purpose of the trial |
Early detection /Screening |
Anticipated trial start date |
16/01/2012 |
Actual trial start date |
16/01/2012 |
Anticipated date of last follow up |
29/03/2013 |
Actual Last follow-up date |
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Anticipated target sample size (number of participants) |
552 |
Actual target sample size (number of participants) |
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Recruitment status |
Recruiting |
Publication URL |
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