Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adherence; HIV
• Interventions: Other: Mobile phone text message; Other: Usual care

• Registration Number: NCT01247181
• Lead Sponsor: Yaounde Central Hospital

Brief Summary

The investigators hypothesize that sending weekly motivational text messages to people infected with HIV will encourage them to take their medication, compared to usual care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-11
• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-23
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-24
• Primary Completion: 2011-07
• Study Completion: 2011-07
• Status Verified: 2011-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 2011-09-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• On HAART for at least 1 month
• 21 years or more
• Owns a mobile phone
• Can read text messages

Exclusion Criteria

• On HAART for less than 1 month
• Aged less than 21 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mobile phone text message	Mobile phone text message	-
No Mobile phone text message	Usual care	Usual care provided at clinic

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence	Change from baseline at 6 months	Measured using the Visual Analogue Scale, Self Report and Pharmacy Refill Data

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight	Change from baseline at 6 months
Body Mass Index	Change from baseline at 6 months
CDC classification	Change from baseline at 6 months
WHO Classification	Change from baseline at 6 months
Mortality	6 months	All cause mortality
CD4 count	Change from baseline at 6 months
Viral load	Change from baseline at 6 months
Quality of life	Change from baseline at 6 months	Measured using the SF-12 quality of life form

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yaounde Central Hospital Accredited Treatment Centre; 🇨🇲 Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon