Evaluation of Web-based Interventions to Support People Living With HIV in the Adoption of Health Behaviors (LHIVEHEALTHY)

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV

Treatments: Other: Website B; Behavioral: Website A

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT02378766

CE 14.342

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based tailored intervention to support persons living with HIV (PLHIV) manage the demands inherent to their health condition, particularly as regards to the adoption of health behaviours such as being physically active, following a healthy diet and quitting smoking.

This randomized controlled trial is currently conducted entirely online at www.lhivehealthy.ca

Full description

This online randomized controlled trial with parallel-groups is conducted across Canada. Interested participants are invited to visit the study's Website at www.lhivehealthy.ca

The study's Website contains video clips explaining the study. After accepting the conditions and consenting, participants will enroll in the study by providing an email address and a pseudonym. Each participant will be validated through an email address check. After their enrolment, participants will receive a hyperlink via email to invite them to complete a baseline questionnaire.

After completing the baseline questionnaire, participants will be randomly assigned by the computer system either to an experimental group (TAVIE en santé) or to a control group (list of 5 websites).

Three and six months after the baseline questionnaire, participants will complete the online questionnaires again.

Enrollment: 750 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• to be living with HIV
• to be able to read and understand French or English
• to have access to the Internet

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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750 participants in 2 patient groups

Website A

Experimental group

Description:

Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to complete a web-based tailored intervention called TAVIE en santé.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Website A

Website B

Other group

Description:

Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to consult a validated list of five predetermined websites.

Treatment:

Other: Website B