sing mobile-phone based text messages to improve retention of patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

Not Applicable

• Conditions: HIV/AIDS

• Registration Number: PACTR201105000299318
• Lead Sponsor: Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are 18 years of age or older.
Patients who are initiating ART.
Patients who own or have access to a mobile phone with functional text message features.
Patients who can receive text messages.
Patients who can read text messages.
Patients who agree to continue their ART at the site at which they were initiated for 12 months. In other words, the patient will not be down referred to a local community clinic during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who reside in an area where there is no mobile network reception.
Patients who plan to relocate away from the area or transfer to another antiretroviral treatment facility during the next 12 months.
Patients who are enrolled in other concurrent research studies designed to investigate the effect of mobile-phone based text message reminders to improve retention in treatment.
Patients who belong to a household within which another individual has already enrolled for the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified