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Clinical Trials/PACTR201105000299318
PACTR201105000299318
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sing mobile-phone based text messages to improve retention of patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)0 sites1,200 target enrollmentMay 16, 2011
ConditionsHIV/AIDS

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
HIV/AIDS
Sponsor
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Enrollment
1200
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 16, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Eligibility Criteria

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.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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