The Effectiveness of a Mobile Interactive Supervised Therapy (MIST) Intervention for Improving Adherence to HIV Medication

National University Health System (NUHS)

Status

Completed

Conditions

HIV-infection/Aids

Treatments

Behavioral: Mobile Interactive Supervised Therapy (MIST)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03794648

2017/00150

Details and patient eligibility

About

A total of 40 HIV infected patients will be randomly assigned into intervention or control group. Participants in the intervention group will use an smart phone application for two months. Participants will receive reminder notifications and use the app to take and send videos of themselves taking the pill(s), uploaded videos will be centrally reviewed by a study nurse . Control group participants will receive standard care. Antiretroviral Therapy adherence will be measured by self-report, pill count, and smart bottle as well as the App. Participants' perceptions of app using experience will be recorded via face to face interview.

Enrollment

40 patients

Sex

All

Ages

21+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age ≥ 21
HIV infection diagnosis confirmed by western blot
Taking a once daily regimen of HIV medications
Able to take pills orally
Willing and able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Inability to operate a smart phone
Active Tuberculosis infection requiring treatment during study (due to additional challenge posed to adherence that may confound the assessment of HIV adherence)
Substance use
Visual or hearing impairment
Cognitive impairment