NCT00830622

Cell Phone Intervention to Support Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence in Kenya

A Targeted Cell Phone Intervention to Improve Patient Access to Care and Drug Adherence in Patients Taking Antiretroviral (ARV) Medications in Kenya

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 536 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Manitoba · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A clinical study to evaluate the use of cell phones to support drug adherence and follow-up of patients taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) for treatment of HIV. The intervention involves health-care providers sending regular short-message-service (SMS) text messages to patients and following up their responses. The hypothesis is that the cell phone intervention will improve ART adherence and health outcomes compared with the current standard of care.

Detailed description

This RCT study focuses on enrolling and following patients initiating ART. Note, a second parallel prospective cohort study enrolls and follows ART experienced patients who have already been taking ART for at least one year before and after the same intervention.

Conditions

• HIV
• AIDS
• HIV Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cell Phone Intervention	Participant receives weekly SMS text messages from the health care provider.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-05-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2010-03-01
• First posted: 2009-01-28
• Last updated: 2010-06-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Kenya