HOPE for Older Adults with HIV: a health promotion program for better heart and mental health

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What this research studies

This NIH grant funds a trial enrolling 180 adults aged 50+ with HIV who have cardiovascular risk. Participants are randomized to the HOPE health promotion program or a psychoeducation control, with assessments at baseline, after the intervention, and at 6 and 12 months to track cardiovascular risk, mental health, and HIV-related outcomes. The study aims to see if HOPE can more effectively reduce cardiovascular risk and improve mental health and HIV outcomes than standard psychoeducation, and to explore how HOPE works to produce these changes. The research is designed to provide practical, scalable strategies that clinics can use to support aging people living with HIV.

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Where this research is happening

• University of Miami School of Medicine
  Coral Gables, United States Active

Researchers

• Principal investigator: Jimenez, Daniel Enrique — University of Miami School of Medicine
• Study coordinator: Jimenez, Daniel Enrique

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About this research

1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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