Study of Cell Phone SMS to Improve Adherence to ART in HIV Positive Young Women

NCT02301507 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HSC-MS-14-0692
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There has been increasing use of technology in delivery of healthcare and increasing use of cellular phone and text messaging services to help with various healthcare related issues including but not limited to medication adherence and clinic attendance. Mobile phones technology has been used for healthcare delivery and prevention strategies such as smoking cessation. In the present era, cell phones have become part of daily life for most people even among those in lower economic groups. There have also been several studies looking at cell phone text messaging services to improve adherence to ART among HIV infected subjects but no studies have so far been done in HIV infected young women to help retention and adherence to care. The overall goal of this study is to evaluation of the impact of texting intervention to improve adherence to care and treatment in HIV infected young women. Study Hypothesis: Text message intervention will improve adherence to ART in HIV infected young women.

Conditions

HIV Infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Improve adherence to care and treatment in HIV infected young women. The outcome measure will be assessed by capturing kept medical appointments.

  6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• assess improvements in stigma and depression in HIV infected women. The outcome measure will be assessed by questionaires.

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

SMS (texting) Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

texts received

Behavioral: cell phone SMS text messaging

Interventions

cell phone SMS text messaging BEHAVIORAL

This study will utilize mobile texting services to send text messages to enrolled subjects on a weekly basis. The text would convey messages that promote better awareness and knowledge on HIV and its treatment, reminders for medication adherence and clinic appointments. The text content would also be customized based on individual subject requirements. English will be used in texting. We would also assess the subjects for traditional demographic items (e.g., age, marital status, education, number/age of other children, employment, and religion), and potential environmental barriers (e.g., transportation and childcare).

SMS (texting) Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• HIV-infected women who have been newly diagnosed within the past 1 year or who are just entering into care at Thomas Street Health Center.
• Subjects must be 18 years or older.
• Subjects must have cell phones with texting capability.
• Ability to speak, read, or understand English or Spanish.
• Must be willing and able to respond to text messages.

You may not qualify if:

• \. Women who are unable to speak, read, or understand English or Spanish

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: lead

Study Sites (1)

Thomas Street Health Center

Houston, Texas, 77009, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

HIV Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2014
• First Posted: November 26, 2014
• Study Start: November 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: July 1, 2016
• Last Updated: May 23, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-05

Locations

US (1)