Youth mHealth Adherence Intervention for HIV+ YMSM

September 3, 2019 updated by: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Feasibility Testing of a Novel mHealth Intervention to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV+ Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) Youth

This study will help determine feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an app for HIV medication adherence over a 3-month period. Participation is 3 months consisting of two study visits: An initial study visit and a 3 month follow up visit with both visits lasting about 60-90 minutes. The participant must use the study application (app) at least once daily, and at study visits, must complete surveys.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV in the US and fewer than half of youth who are prescribed antiretroviral therapy (ART) achieve viral suppression. Yet few interventions have been developed to address adherence in this population with unique developmental/psychosocial needs. Mobile technology, which is constantly consumed by youth, has the potential to deliver interventions that provide support and feedback in real time as youth go about their daily lives.

This pilot study will test a theory-driven, patient-centered, mobile phone-based intervention (mHealth app) targeting medication adherence among HIV+ youth. It is a three-month prospective feasibility trial to test a medication adherence mobile application consisting of two study visits: baseline and 3-month follow up.

Data collection consists of app usage, Computer Assisted Self-Interview (CASI) for participant satisfaction with the app, demographics, and mental health and risk behaviors, as well as medical chart abstraction of disease biomarkers (CD4, viral load) and pharmacy refill data.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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6

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 24 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Males (sex at birth male) age 14 to 24 years.
  2. HIV-positive
  3. Owns an Android smart phone
  4. Within 1-month of initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication, previously failed ART and about to restart an ART regimen, or currently on ART having trouble with adherence (defined as having a detectable viral load above 200 copies/ml).
  5. MSM (men who have sex with men)
  6. Receiving care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Adolescent HIV clinic at the time of the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Females (sex at birth; not gender)
  2. Males age 13 years or younger or 25 years and older.
  3. HIV-negative or status unknown
  4. Not in care at the CHOP Adolescent HIV clinic at the time of the study.
  5. Does not own an Android smart phone (iPhone, Blackberry, etc. phone users)
  6. Is already ART adherent (defined as having an undetectable or suppressed, <200 copies/ml, viral load) or is not on or going to be on ART during the study period.

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: HIV medication adherence app
Youth in this arm will receive a medication adherence application to help them remember to take their HIV treatment medication (antiretroviral therapy) as a supplement to current HIV standard of care.
Device: HIV medication adherence app
A medication adherence mobile application for HIV+ youth. It is a theory-driven, patient-centered, mobile phone-based intervention targeting medication adherence and engagement in care among HIV+ youth with features including, but not limited to: custom avatar, medication reminders, calendar tracking of medication adherence, and anonymous chat function for social support.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Suppressed viral load at 3-months
Time Frame: 3 months
Percentage of participants with suppressed HIV viral load (≤ 200 copies/mL) at the 3-month follow-up study visit.
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Self-reported medication adherence rates by participants at 3 months
Time Frame: 3 months
Measure participants' self-reported rate of adherence at 3-month study visit using the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) adherence 4-day recall question administered through computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) survey.
3 months
Medication adherence measure using prescription refill information
Time Frame: 3 months
Percentage of participants who refilled their ART medication determined from medical chart abstraction at 3-month study visit.
3 months
Self-reported medication adherence rates by participants over 3-months within the medication adherence application
Time Frame: 3 months
Percentage participants self-reported medication adherence over a 3-month period within the mHealth app where participants recorded yes/no on whether they adhered to their ART daily.
3 months
Measure participant satisfaction of the medication adherence application at 3-months
Time Frame: 3 months
Measure participant satisfaction with the medication adherence application at the 3-month study visit measured by a xx-item questionnaire that includes likert scales and open-ended qualitative questions administered through computer-assisted self-interview (CASI) survey.
3 months
Suppressed viral load at 6-months
Time Frame: 6 months
a. Percentage of participants with suppressed HIV viral load (≤ 200 copies/mL) at 6-months through medical chart abstraction to determine if participants remained virally suppressed or reached viral suppression since 3-months. No study visit for participant at 6-months, medical abstraction conducted by study team as labs are conducted as part of routine HIV care.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Nadia L Dowshen, MD, MSHP, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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May 22, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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May 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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May 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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March 3, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 21, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 27, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 4, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 3, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 15-012173
  • P30AI045008 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • K23MH102128 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

individual participant data will not be shared with other researchers. If shared, datasets will be deidentified of participant health information.

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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