Early Initiation ART Adherence Clubs Versus Standard of Care to Enhance Patient Retention in Care:A Pilot Study
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS
- Registration Number
- PACTR201706002322546
- Lead Sponsor
- Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
Age ¿18 years
ART naïve
Started ART on the day of HIV diagnosis.
CD4 ¿ 200 cells/mm3
Normal baseline bloods (creatinine, Hemoglobin, liver function tests, HBsAg)
Exclusion Criteria
Age < 18 years
Previously on ART
Patient with presumed TB or receiving TB treatment
Pregnant woman
Current comorbidity or chronic illness that is unstable (hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy, cancer, mental illness) or other disease which requires routine and frequent clinical management).
Contra-indicated for fixed dose combination ART
Refused same-day ART initiation
CD4 count < 200 cells/mm3
Anemia
Abnormal kidney or liver function tests
Severe side effects to ART
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of patients retained in care after 6 months following ART initiation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method