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Lead
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
With
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Age
13–24
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
HIV-positive youth, 13 years 0 days to 24 years 364 days of age
Either HAART naïve (defined as never having taken HAART) or HAART experienced (defined as having had at least one experience taking HAART and not having taken HAART for 30 days prior to study entry)
Not currently on HAART, but planning to initiate HAART within the next 2 months based on provider recommendation
Enrolled in care at an AMTU or a collaborating site
Able to speak and understand English
Willing to provide informed consent, or assent with parental permission (if required by the site IRB) for participation in this study.
You may not be if
Evidence of cognitive impairment or other mental condition that limits his/her ability to complete the assessment (per PI or designee discretion)
Determined by the PI (or designee) to be under the influence of psychoactive agents or intoxicated at the time of assessment to a degree that would interfere with successful completion of the questionnaire
Visibly distraught or unstable
Any clinical condition that would likely interfere with the participant's ability to complete the study
Participants who are unable to speak English will be excluded from the initial testing of the HTRM's reliability and validity in keeping with traditional tool development strategies. If the initial study indicates that the English version of the HTRM is reliable and valid, appropriate methods will be employed to translate the instrument into Spanish and the reliability and validity will be re-examined for the Spanish version.
Clareo Health | HIV Treatment-Readiness Measure (HTRM) Validation
