Adherence, HIV
Conditions
Keywords
Engagement in care, mHealth
Brief summary
This is an open-trial pilot study in which adult methadone maintenance treatment patients who are living with HIV but are not engaged in HIV primary care (i.e., missed appointments, non-adherence to medication) will be recruited to participate in a HIV primary care engagement study. The purpose of this study is to develop and test the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile phone-based health (mHealth) text messaging intervention to improve engagement in HIV primary care among substance abusing populations with HIV.
Interventions
OTHERText messaging
Text messaging mHealth intervention to improve HIV Primary Care Engagement among clients of methadone maintenance treatment programs who are living with HIV.
Sponsors
Columbia University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Client of a methadone maintenance treatment program * HIV positive (status confirmed by medical records) * At least 18 years of age * English speaking * Comfortable using a mobile phone (to send and receive text messages) * Lives in New York City * Willingness to attend at least two design sessions * Willingness to attend one usability testing session, and participate in a post-usability survey and exit interview.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of Intervention | 30 days | Acceptability of the intervention will be measured using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) scale. |
| Feasibility of Intervention | 30 days | Feasibility of the intervention will be assessed focusing on study implementation, including recruitment and attrition rates. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Efficacy of the intervention | 30 days | Preliminary efficacy of the intervention will be measured using the HIV Treatment Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale (HIV-ASES) and the HIV appointment adherence questionnaire. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-efficacy to self-manage HIV infection | 30 days | Changes in self-efficacy to self-manage HIV infection will be measured using the self-management scale applied to persons with HIV/AIDS. |
| Improvements in HIV knowledge | 30 days | Improvements in HIV knowledge will be measured by changes in HIV knowledge. We will use the HIV Knowledge Questionnaire (HIV-KQ-18) at baseline and at 30 days post baseline assessments to measure changes in HIV knowledge. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed