mHealth intervention in improving adherence to and retention in HIV care

Mobile phone text messaging to improve adherence to and retention in HIV care among adolescents living with HIV in Ethiopia: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202107638293593

Enrollment

333

Registered

2021-07-20

Start date

2022-01-03

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

Interventions

Sending reminder text message on patients mobile phone

Routine care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be eligible in the study, adolescents, aged 10-19, living with HIV and currently enrolled in ART care. They also stay in selected facility for 24 months following study enrollment. Each participant or care giver must provide written informed consent confirming his or her participation in the study. The informed consent includes signed permission to retrieve their medical records over the duration of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patient outside of the specified age and adolescents, who are in-patient department and adolescents who cannot read

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
adherence to ART, and retention in care	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Disease progression, message fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, self-esteem, social capital, mental health, preference for intervention, and other opportunistic infections	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactInger Hallstrom

Head of department at Department Office of Health Sciences

inger.kristensson_hallstrom@med.lu.se46730391920

Outcome results

None listed

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