Contribution of "Praise Messages" to HIV Treatment Retention and Adherence Among Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effects of praise message phone calls on antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, adherence, and prescription refills. The investigators will use randomization to assign newly (diagnosed) HIV positive, ART naive, female sex workers (FSWs) in Ethiopia to a praise message phone call study arm or to a standard of care control study arm.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2017
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 20, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
April 20, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 25, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 30, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 30, 2018
CompletedApril 10, 2018
April 1, 2018
1.3 years
April 20, 2017
April 9, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (7)
Retention in care at 1 month
1 month
ART adherence at 1 month
1 month
Retention in care at 3 months
3 months
ART adherence at 3 months
3 months
Retention in care at 6 months
6 months
ART adherence at 6 months
6 months
Viral suppression at 6 months
6 months
Study Arms (2)
Standard of Care
NO INTERVENTIONPraise Message
EXPERIMENTALReceives up to two praise message phone calls after each completed ART appointment.
Interventions
Praise message phone calls after each completed ART appointment, up to two calls per month.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Written consent,
- ART naive,
- Female sex worker,
- Living with HIV,
- And, seeking care at a participating clinic
You may not qualify if:
- No consent,
- Previous ART,
- Has not exchanged sex for money in past 12 months,
- HIV negative,
- And/or, has not sought care at a participating clinic
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Reed Collegelead
- Population Services Internationalcollaborator
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor of Economics
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 20, 2017
First Posted
April 25, 2017
Study Start
April 20, 2017
Primary Completion
July 30, 2018
Study Completion
July 30, 2018
Last Updated
April 10, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share