2018
Efficacy of Extended-Release Naltrexone on HIV-Related and Drinking Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Patients: A Randomized-Controlled Trial
Edelman EJ, Moore BA, Holt SR, Hansen N, Kyriakides TC, Virata M, Brown ST, Justice AC, Bryant KJ, Fiellin DA, Fiellin LE. Efficacy of Extended-Release Naltrexone on HIV-Related and Drinking Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Patients: A Randomized-Controlled Trial. AIDS And Behavior 2018, 23: 211-221. PMID: 30073637, PMCID: PMC6476298, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-018-2241-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive patientsHeavy drinking daysVACS Index scoreXR-NTXART adherenceDrinking daysIndex scoreUndetectable HIV viral loadCD4 cell countExtended-release naltrexoneDouble-blind placeboHIV viral loadRandomized-controlled trialDrinking outcomesHIV biomarkersSecondary outcomesHIV outcomesPrimary outcomeViral loadAntiretroviral adherenceClinical trialsCell countAlcohol treatmentHIVPatients
2016
The design and implementation of a randomized controlled trial of a risk reduction and human immunodeficiency virus prevention videogame intervention in minority adolescents: PlayForward: Elm City Stories
Fiellin LE, Kyriakides TC, Hieftje KD, Pendergrass TM, Duncan LR, Dziura JD, Sawyer BG, Fiellin DA. The design and implementation of a randomized controlled trial of a risk reduction and human immunodeficiency virus prevention videogame intervention in minority adolescents: PlayForward: Elm City Stories. Clinical Trials 2016, 13: 400-408. PMID: 27013483, PMCID: PMC4942329, DOI: 10.1177/1740774516637871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGame dataHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus prevention interventionsPsychosocial antecedentsImmunodeficiency virus infectionRisk behavior reductionVideogame interventionMinority adolescentsBehavioral interventionsRisky sexual behaviorLarge-scale trialsMinority youthControl gameCommunity-based programsPeer pressureAssessment dataSummer campStudy visitBehavior reductionVirus infectionPrevention interventionsGame designersSchool programsAdolescentsEmpiric testing