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NCT05704764
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Using the Ending Self-Stigma Intervention to Reduce Internalized Stigma Among People Living With HIV Who Use Substances

Sponsor: Friends Research Institute, Inc.

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test an intervention to reduce stigma among people living with HIV who use opioids and cocaine. The main question it aims to answer is: \- Does reducing internalized stigma about HIV and/or drug use lead to improved HIV care outcomes? After a year spent adapting an existing intervention to be applied specifically among people living with HIV who use substances, 70 participants will be randomized to receive either treatment-as-usual or the newly adapted intervention. The intervention itself will consist of five one-on-one sessions with a trained interventionist to discuss and work through the stigmas people commonly associate with HIV and/or substance use.

Official title: IRIS: Intervention to Reduce Internalized Stigma (IRIS) Among People Living With HIV Who Use Substances

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

70

Start Date

2023-02-17

Completion Date

2026-06-30

Last Updated

2025-07-20

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ending Self Stigma for Persons living with HIV and Use Substances

One-on-one intervention based on principles of cognitive behavioral therapy and social cognitive theory designed to reduce internalized stigma related to HIV and/or drug use.

Locations (2)

Friends Research Institute, Inc. Satellite Office

Newhall, California, United States

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland, United States