VA Video Connect in HIV Care

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV
• Interventions: Other: VVC

• Registration Number: NCT04055207
• Lead Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2019-08-13
• Study Start: 2021-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-31
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 365

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
VVC	VVC	Option to receive VA Video Connect (VVC) delivery of HIV care.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Constancy retention in care measure	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
HIV suppression	12 months	Percentage of Veterans with HIV on ART whose most recent viral load during the 12-month period was \<200c/mL
Adherence retention in care measure	12 months	Percentage of scheduled HIV clinic appointments attended over the year
Completed visits for adherence counseling	12 months	Number of completed visits for counseling, mental health, and social services during the year.
Adherence to ART medications	12 months	Number of ART medication pills dispensed from pharmacy over the year divided by days in year.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States