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RISE: Reducing Cancer and HIV Stigma Through Empowerment
RISE: Reducing Cancer and HIV Stigma Through Empowerment

NCT07728370

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Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions: HIV, Cervical Cancer Stigma

Interventions: Neutral Video, Storytelling, Self disclosure, Combination, Video

Countries: United States

This multilevel randomized behavioral study evaluates participant- and provider-level stigma-reduction interventions in Zambia. Participant-level intervention: Women living with cervical cancer and HIV (WLC+H ) are randomized in a 2×2 factorial design of storytelling versus neutral videos and storytelling versus neutral disclosure interventions to assess effects on quality of life, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Provider-level intervention: Healthcare workers are randomized to storytelling or neutral videos to assess changes in stigma and compassion. The study also evaluates participant -reported stigma and satisfaction with care before and after implementation of the provider intervention.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

Patient-level intervention

1. Women diagnosed with cervical cancer and HIV (stage I-IV)
2. Receiving cancer treatment at the Cancer Disease Hospital in Zambia
3. Aged 18 or above 4. Able to speak in English (the official language in Zambia) or one of four local languages (Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, Lozi) for cultural inclusivity

Provider-level intervention

1\. Employment at the Cancer Disease Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient-level intervention

1.Inability to provide informed consent and presence of a major mental health disorder (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder), as determined by participant records or self-report.

Provider-level intervention

1\. Inability to provide informed consent
Locations (1)
  • Houston, Texas, United States