Evaluation of a Computer-Based System Using Cell Phones for HIV People in Peru
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 210
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Self-reported medication adherence
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators propose to develop and evaluate a computer-based intervention using cell phones to enhance adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) and support of HIV transmission risk-reduction among adult HIV-positive patients in Peru.
Detailed Description
Adherence to ART is critical for treatment success at the individual level and to avoid the onset of resistant strains of HIV. In Peru, where ART has recently been introduced, adherence to HIV treatment has not yet been addressed properly. Innovative approaches using information technologies such as cell phones are needed to increase adherence to ART for people with HIV/AIDS. The specific aims of the study are to: 1) Conduct formative research to assess culturally-specific behavioral messages to be included in the computer-based system; 2) Develop and test an interactive computer-based system using cell phones to enhance adherence to ART and to deliver HIV transmission risk reduction messages; 3) Evaluate the impact of the system on antiretroviral adherence and sexual risk behaviors.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Health Services Research
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •HIV-positive healthy male or female aged greater than or equal to 18
- •Currently on ART
- •Patients with a mobile phone for their personal use (not shared)
- •Patients who know how to retrieve read text messages on their mobile phone
- •Signed and dated written informed consent prior to admission to the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients whose clinical condition might have interfered with the study (e.g., deafness, serious mental illness, mental retardation)
- •Patients unable to give their informed consent.
Arms & Interventions
Cell phone intervention
Participant receives short text messages
Intervention: Cell phone intervention (Other)
Standard of care
Participant receives standard of care support but not short text messages
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self-reported medication adherence
Time Frame: 12 months
HIV-1 viral load
Time Frame: 12 months
Secondary Outcomes
- CD4(12 months)
- Self-reported HIV transmission risk behaviors(12 months)
Investigators
Walter Curioso Vilchez
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia