HIV treatment satisfaction v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating patient satisfaction with HIV therapy
IRAS ID
132971
Contact name
Paul Swinburn
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
ViiV Healthcare
Research summary
There are currently 69,000 people living with HIV in the UK. HIV is treated with antiretroviral (ARV) drugs which are often taken in combination with each other and it is important that these drugs are taken regularly for them to be effective and to control the amount of the HIV virus in the body. Often, patients do not take these drugs regularly for a number of reasons. These reasons can include unpleasant drug side effects such as nausea, diarrhoea and redistribution of fat in the body. Many of these drugs are also associated with long term problems relating to the heart, liver and bone. Patients can find the drugs difficult to take due to having to take them with food or at certain times of the day for them to be effective. Previous literature has also shown that the way that people living with HIV take their medication is affected by how well they think it is working. With all of these different factors, it is important to understand which are the most important to patients, and which have the biggest influence on whether they take their medication. This study aims to assess the different factors which influence patient satisfaction with HIV medication by interviewing 150 people (30 in the UK) in five European countries living with HIV and conducting an online survey with up to 1700 patients (300 in the UK) to understand patients’ views on each of the factors identified above.
REC name
South Central - Oxford A Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
13/SC/0326
Date of REC Opinion
29 Jul 2013
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion