Development and Feasibility Testing of a Mobile Phone-Based HIV Primary Care Engagement Intervention

November 6, 2020 updated by: Columbia University
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.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10457
        • Acacia Network/Promesa

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Single Arm Intervention Study
All participants will receive individualized text messages based on a schedule determined during the development and refinement of the mHealth text messaging intervention (i.e., once or twice a week). All participants will receive text messages for: 1) medication reminders, 2) appointment reminders, and 3) text messages addressing barriers (educational information to improve HIV knowledge) or promoting facilitators (e.g., routinizing taking of HIV antiretroviral medication) of care engagement. Each participant will complete baseline assessments, and will select their preferences for personalized messages on the day of baseline assessments. Text messages will be deployed for the duration of the 30-day trial. Participants will be followed-up at the completion of the 30-day intervention. Each participant will be asked to complete a follow-up survey, including questions on the acceptability of the mHealth intervention.
Text messaging mHealth intervention to improve HIV Primary Care Engagement among clients of methadone maintenance treatment programs who are living with HIV.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptability of Intervention
Time Frame: 30 days
Acceptability of the intervention will be measured using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) scale.
30 days
Feasibility of Intervention
Time Frame: 30 days
Feasibility of the intervention will be assessed focusing on study implementation, including recruitment and attrition rates.
30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Efficacy of the intervention
Time Frame: 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.
30 days

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Self-efficacy to self-manage HIV infection
Time Frame: 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.
30 days
Improvements in HIV knowledge
Time Frame: 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.
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jemima A. Frimpong, PhD., MPH, Columbia University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

March 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 31, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 10, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

June 11, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

November 9, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 6, 2020

Last Verified

November 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AAAO7902

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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