Evaluation of a Tailored Virtual Intervention to Empower Persons Living With HIV for Therapy Self-management (HIVMediconline)

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: HIV

Treatments: Behavioral: VIH-TAVIE

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01510340

CE 11.184

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an online virtual intervention in optimizing adherence to antiretroviral medication intake among Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV).

Enrollment: 217 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• have to be under ART for at least six months¸
• have internet access

Exclusion criteria

• be pregnant
• active IV drug user
• actual diagnosis of psychiatric health problem

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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217 participants in 2 patient groups

Web sites

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients assigned to this arm are given a list of Web sites where they can collect information related to their condition at their leisure.

VIH-TAVIE

Experimental group

Description:

Patients assigned to this arm must follow the four interactive computer sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: VIH-TAVIE