N/A
N=36
Adapting the Finding Respect and Ending Stigma Around HIV (FRESH) Intervention for the Dominican Republic
Hiv
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04491539 ↗Enrolled (actual)
36
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: HIV-related Stigma — 8.74; 10.25; 7.16; 8.42 units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Finding Respect and Ending Stigma around HIV (FRESH) (Behavioral)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 16+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
- Primary completion
- Jun 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY HIV-related Stigma |
8.74; 10.25; 7.16; 8.42 | — |
| PRIMARY HIV Knowledge Index |
7.00; 6.63 | — |
| PRIMARY Empathy and Avoidance in Treating Patients Living With HIV/AIDS |
37.10; 38.00 | — |
| SECONDARY Multiple Discrimination Scale - Orientation |
0.83; 1.45 | — |
Summary
This research has the potential to make important contributions toward HIV and intersectional stigma reduction across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. It will do so by adapting and testing a patient-provider, clinic-based intersectional stigma-reduction intervention -- Finding Respect and Ending Stigma around HIV (FRESH) -- for the Dominican Republic. Preliminary results from this R21 study (e.g. workshop satisfaction, stigma outcomes, HIV continuum of care outcomes, etc.) will inform the development of an investigator-initiated R01 proposal to conduct a full scale randomized controlled trial of the adapted FRESH intervention.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for health worker participants:
- Minimally 18 years and 0 months of age
- Works at one of the three study sites
- Interacts with people living with HIV
- Spanish speaking
- Can read Spanish text
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
Inclusion Criteria for people living with HIV participants:
- Minimally 16 years and 0 months of age
- Is HIV-positive
- Spanish speaking
- Receives treatment at one of the three study sites
- Identifies as an SGM
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Does not meet inclusion criteria
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04491539). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.