Use of mobile phones as a strategy to improve compliance to medication and attendance of clinic for HIV-exposed infants

Efficacy Of Mobile Phone Use On Adherence To Nevirapine Prophylaxis And Retention In Care Among The HIV-Exposed Infants In Prevention Of Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202007654729602

Enrollment

150

Registered

2020-07-22

Start date

2013-09-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

HIV/AIDS Paediatrics

Interventions

Phone calls

Standard of care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -18 years and older, - had a live birth, - owned a mobile phone on which they could receive calls, - willing to stay in the study area for at least 3 months after delivery and - knew that they were HIV infected.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - younger than 18 years of age - no access to mobile phone

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence to Nevirapine prophylaxis and retention in care	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Early infant diagnosis and infant feeding	—

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactDalton Wamalwa

Chair of Department of Paediatrics University of Nairobi

dalton@africaonline.co.ke+254721239493

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026