IRCT20190924044866N2 IRCT 2025-07-15 Tabriz University of Medical Sciences The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on HIV Effectiveness of motivational interviewing on reducing psychopathological symptoms, increasing self-esteem, and quality of life in women with HIV in Tabriz 2025-09-23 anticipated 32 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/83710 interventional Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A HIV. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group (n = 16) will receive five individual motivational interviewing (MI) sessions, each lasting 60 minutes. These sessions will employ evidence-based MI techniques—including change talk, reflective listening, and goal-setting strategies—to enhance intrinsic motivation and facilitate behavioral change.Standardized assessment tools will be administered to evaluate outcomes, and sessions will be audio-recorded (with participant consent) to ensure treatment fidelity. All procedures will adhere to ethical guidelines, including informed consent and data confidentiality. Intervention 2: Control group: Includes (n=16) who will not receive any intervention. It should be noted that pre-test, post-test, and follow-up assessments will be conducted. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is In order to protect the privacy of participants and to comply with research ethics, non-identifiable personal data in this study will not be made public. This decision is based on the confidentiality rules of the research center and the emphasis on the rights of participants to protect their personal information. However, the aggregated data and overall results of the study will be available to the scientific community.