An interventional study of mobile health (mHealth) in HIV I Infection, sponsored by Hospital Civil de Guadalajara. Completed at 1 site in Mexico. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-11-29.
Sponsored by Hospital Civil de Guadalajara · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This is a randomized clinical trial across the whole of the patients who attend the HIV Unit of the Hospital Civil Viejo, a sample calculated in 43 patients for each group (intervention and control). Patients who have HIV infection and are starting antiretroviral treatment (ART), who are between 18 and 50 years old and have a mobile device, will be included in the study. The messages will consist of medical appointment reminders and adherence and motivational messages for a period of six months.
Hospital Civil de Guadalajara is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; 11 are open to participants now.
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Recently diagnosed with HIV infection
. starting with antiretroviral therapy and haven't taken ART before
Exclusion Criteria:
This group would be receiving text messages intended to improve treatment adherence and text reminders for appointments to improve care retention.
Device: mobile health (mHealth)
This group would be just observed through the same period as the intervention group but the participants will only receive the standard care provide by the clinic.
A message will be sent on Monday and Friday at 9:00 am for 3 months, the first day they will receive a message focused on adherence and the second day a message focused on motivation. Subsequently, a message will be sent on Mondays for 3 more months. Reminders for appointments with your treating physician will be sent during the entire intervention period (6 months).
antiretroviral treatment adherence
The practice of patients where they take their medications as prescribed. To proceed with the calculation, the following formula should be applied: \[(number of units dispensed - number of units remaining) / (prescribed number of units per day x number of days between the two visits)\] x 100.
Time frame: 6 months
care retention
Person living with HIV who enters and remains in comprehensive HIV care by health services, according to their needs. It is recorded at 6 months and 12 months of follow-up, with the patient's compliance with their medical appointments.
Time frame: 6 months
HIV viral loal
Amount of genetic material (RNA) of the virus in blood in the most recent determination.Measure by Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test reported as copies/ml
Time frame: 6 months
TCD4+ count in blood
Number of CD4 + T lymphocytes in the blood. Measure by flow cytometry and reported as cells/mm3
Time frame: 6 months
Plan to share: No
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