Effect of an Mobile Health Intervention on Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment in Adult Patients Living With HIV Compared to Standard Care
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 80
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- antiretroviral treatment adherence
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This is a randomized clinical trial across the whole of the patients who attend the HIV Unit of the Hospital Civil Viejo, a sample calculated in 43 patients for each group (intervention and control). Patients who have HIV infection and are starting antiretroviral treatment (ART), who are between 18 and 50 years old and have a mobile device, will be included in the study. The messages will consist of medical appointment reminders and adherence and motivational messages for a period of six months.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Recently diagnosed with HIV infection
- •. starting with antiretroviral therapy and haven't taken ART before
- •Patients with the status of "lost to follow up" who return to re-initiate ART
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who are participating in other study
- •patients above 18 years old
- •Patients who does not have signal phone at their residency
- •Those who refuses to participate in the study
Arms & Interventions
Daily message group
This group would be receiving text messages intended to improve treatment adherence and text reminders for appointments to improve care retention.
Intervention: mobile health (mHealth) (Device)
Control group
This group would be just observed through the same period as the intervention group but the participants will only receive the standard care provide by the clinic.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
antiretroviral treatment adherence
Time Frame: 6 months
The practice of patients where they take their medications as prescribed. To proceed with the calculation, the following formula should be applied: \[(number of units dispensed - number of units remaining) / (prescribed number of units per day x number of days between the two visits)\] x 100.
Secondary Outcomes
- HIV viral loal(6 months)
- TCD4+ count in blood(6 months)
- care retention(6 months)
Investigators
Luis Eduardo del Moral Trinidad
Public Health Master Student
Hospital Civil de Guadalajara