VA Video Connect to Improve Access to Multi-disciplinary Specialty Care

VA Office of Research and Development1 site in 1 country365 target enrollmentJuly 1, 2021

ConditionsHIV

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: HIV
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Enrollment: 365
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Constancy retention in care measure
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to see how effective the addition of video to home telehealth services is in helping patients with HIV to remain in care, which is vital to management of their illness. The investigators also want to understand how to best put the video to home services into practice.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 1, 2021

End Date

December 31, 2024

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patient in the Infectious Diseases clinic at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX, with HIV infection
•At least 18 years of age
•Able to speak English
•Able to consent to the use of VVC

Exclusion Criteria

•Unable to use or consent to use VVC, due to either significant physical or mental disability
•Incarcerated (though MEDVAMC does not generally provide care for prisoners)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Constancy retention in care measure

Time Frame: 12 months

Percentage of patients who completed at least 1 visit with a primary care or Infectious Diseases provider in each 6 months of the year at least 60 days apart.