Cell Phone Intervention to Support Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence in Kenya
NCT ID: NCT00830622
Last Updated: 2010-06-22
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
536 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-05-31
2010-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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1
Cell Phone Intervention: participant receives weekly SMS text message from the health care worker.
Cell Phone Intervention
Participant receives weekly SMS text messages from the health care provider.
2
SOC: Participant receives standard of care support but not weekly SMS text messages from the health care worker.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Cell Phone Intervention
Participant receives weekly SMS text messages from the health care provider.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Adequate (daily) access to a cell phone
* Intending to attend the enrollment clinic for 2 years
* Consent to participate
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Nairobi
OTHER
University of Manitoba
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dept. of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Manitoba
Principal Investigators
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Richard T Lester, MD, FRCPC
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Manitoba
Joshua Kimani, MBChB
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
University of Manitoba / University of Nairobi
Francis A Plummer, MD, FRCPC
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
University of Manitoba
Locations
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University of Nairobi Clinics
Nairobi, , Kenya
Countries
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References
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Lester R, Karanja S. Mobile phones: exceptional tools for HIV/AIDS, health, and crisis management. Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 Dec;8(12):738-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70265-2. No abstract available.
Lester RT, Gelmon L, Plummer FA. Cell phones: tightening the communication gap in resource-limited antiretroviral programmes? AIDS. 2006 Nov 14;20(17):2242-4. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3280108508. No abstract available.
Linnemayr S, Huang H, Luoto J, Kambugu A, Thirumurthy H, Haberer JE, Wagner G, Mukasa B. Text Messaging for Improving Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence: No Effects After 1 Year in a Randomized Controlled Trial Among Adolescents and Young Adults. Am J Public Health. 2017 Dec;107(12):1944-1950. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304089. Epub 2017 Oct 19.
Patel AR, Lester RT, Marra CA, van der Kop ML, Ritvo P, Engel L, Karanja S, Lynd LD. The validity of the SF-12 and SF-6D instruments in people living with HIV/AIDS in Kenya. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2017 Jul 17;15(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0708-7.
Lester RT, Ritvo P, Mills EJ, Kariri A, Karanja S, Chung MH, Jack W, Habyarimana J, Sadatsafavi M, Najafzadeh M, Marra CA, Estambale B, Ngugi E, Ball TB, Thabane L, Gelmon LJ, Kimani J, Ackers M, Plummer FA. Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial. Lancet. 2010 Nov 27;376(9755):1838-45. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61997-6. Epub 2010 Nov 9.
Lester RT, Mills EJ, Kariri A, Ritvo P, Chung M, Jack W, Habyarimana J, Karanja S, Barasa S, Nguti R, Estambale B, Ngugi E, Ball TB, Thabane L, Kimani J, Gelmon L, Ackers M, Plummer FA. The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol. Trials. 2009 Sep 22;10:87. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-10-87.
Other Identifiers
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CDC PEPFAR PHE KE.07.0045
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
H2007:037
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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