Effect of a Mobile Health Intervention on Treatment Adherence

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV I Infection

Treatments: Device: mobile health (mHealth)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05187741

138/21

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Daily message group

Experimental group

Description:

This group would be receiving text messages intended to improve treatment adherence and text reminders for appointments to improve care retention.

Treatment:

Device: mobile health (mHealth)

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

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.