Evaluating SMS to promote retention in and adherence to ART programs

Evaluating SMS to promote retention in and adherence to ART programs: a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16558614

Enrollment

3800

Registered

2016-03-09

Start date

2015-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-09-05

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Conditions

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) Infections and Infestations Human immunodeficiency virus

Interventions

Participants are randomly allocated to one of five treatments: Treatment 0: Control group Treatment 1: SMS text with varying content, low frequency, one message per we

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The patient must provide his/her informed consent to participate in the study 2. The patient must be at least 15 years 3. The patient must have reliable access to a mobile phone

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No informed consent provided 2. Patient only makes use of the services of the health center once

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. CD4 count, BMI: Retrieved from patient medical records and measured by the health personnel, measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 2. Subjective wellbeing: Survey responses from patients (1-5 Likert scale), recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 3. Pill taking: Survey responses from patients, recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 4. For patients that are lost to follow up we identify the reason based on administrative data. This happens at any point in time and will be used to assess retention	—

Measure

Time frame

1. CD4 count, BMI: Retrieved from patient medical records and measured by the health personnel, measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 2. Subjective wellbeing: Survey responses from patients (1-5 Likert scale), recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 3. Pill taking: Survey responses from patients, recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 4. For patients that are lost to follow up we identify the reason based on administrative data. This happens at any point in time and will be used to assess retention

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Weekly monitoring data from the SMS platform is collected electronically staring from October 2015. This information allows us to assess whether all patients received the SMS messages 2. Whether a patient worked during the last month, how many days and the amount of pay : Survey responses from patients, recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 3. Consumption module with detailed list of foods consumed in Burkina: Survey responses from patients, recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in the second follow-up survey (October-December 2016)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Weekly monitoring data from the SMS platform is collected electronically staring from October 2015. This information allows us to assess whether all patients received the SMS messages 2. Whether a patient worked during the last month, how many days and the amount of pay : Survey responses from patients, recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in all three follow-up surveys (April-May 2016, October-December 2016, October-December 2017) 3. Consumption module with detailed list of foods consumed in Burkina: Survey responses from patients, recorded by enumerators, who are part of HIV support associations; measured at baseline (February-April 2015) and in the second follow-up survey (October-December 2016)

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Countries

Burkina Faso

Contacts

Public ContactArjun Bedi

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026