Enhancing Wellness Through Affirming Services and Education

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

The goal of this treatment study is to learn about the mental health, substance use and physical health outcomes associated with participating in the EASE holistic behavioral health and wellness program for individuals seeking HIV prevention and/or living with HIV. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Do important health outcomes, including substance use, mental health and social support related outcomes of individuals who participated in the holistic behavioral health and wellness program change after study participation? 2. Does a tailored approach to meet the specific needs of different subpopulations including 1) older (40+) PLWH with or at risk for additional health comorbidities and 2) PLWH and/or young adults (18-40) seeking HIV prevention to improve health outcomes including improvement in health and health behaviors .

Participants will be asked to:

* participate in 6 months of behavioral health treatment tailored to their needs, which may include individual counseling, group counseling, case management, peer support, and related education. * Complete surveys at the time of study entry and 6 months later to measure changes in health outcomes over time.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

HIV diagnosis or seeking HIV prevention services

Any alcohol or illicit substance use in the last 90 days

18 or older

Residing in Mecklenburg County or surrounding areas.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Comprehensive outpatient behavioral health care

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators