Engagement to Care South Africa (ICARE)
Improving Engagement to HIV Prevention and Care in North West, South Africa
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Toestand
Conditie
Conditie
Interventie / Behandeling
Interventie / Behandeling
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
Studietype
Studietype
Inschrijving (Werkelijk)
Inschrijving
Fase
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Contacten en locaties
Studie Locaties
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Northwest
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Mabeskraal, Northwest, Zuid-Afrika
- Moses Kotane Sub-district clinics
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Rustenburg, Northwest, Zuid-Afrika
- Rustenburg Sub-district clinics
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Deelname Criteria
Geschiktheidscriteria
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV positive (diagnosed within the last 12 months prior to study/patient contact)
- Has access to a mobile phone
- Willing to receive and respond to text messages and calls from clinic and study staff (all arms)
- Willing to communicate and meet with PN (PN arm)
- Willing to meet with study staff for survey at study start, 6 months, and 12 months (all arms)
- regard study clinic area as the regular clinic for accessing healthcare
Exclusion Criteria:
- First tested positive over 12 months prior to recruitment
- Under the age of 18
- Unable to give informed consent
- Unable to read basic English and with no one to read study sms to participant
- Principally accesses care through a clinic not in the study
- Planning to permanently move away from the area served by the clinic within next 6 months (following enrollment)
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Onderzoek naar gezondheidsdiensten
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Geen (open label)
Aantal wapens
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / ArmDeelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / BehandelingInterventie / Behandeling |
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Geen tussenkomst: Standard of Care
Participants are administered baseline, 6 month, and 12 month questionnaires and provided with the study incentive (mobile phone airtime) only.
This group will not receive any additional engagement to care intervention.
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Actieve vergelijker: SMS text message
Participants are administered baseline, 6 month, and 12 month questionnaires and provided with the study incentive (mobile phone airtime).
In addition, they receive automated bi-weekly behavioral text messages aimed at improving health and reducing transmission risk and also automated bi-weekly "check-in" text messages that will trigger a phone call from clinic staff if the participant reports not being well.
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bi-weekly behavioral messages and bi-weekly check-in messages
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Actieve vergelijker: SMS text message + Peer Navigation
Participants are administered baseline, 6 month, and 12 month questionnaires and provided with the study incentive (mobile phone airtime).
In addition, they receive automated bi-weekly behavioral text messages aimed at improving health and reducing transmission risk and also bi-weekly contact from an HIV-positive peer who provides personalized support and with health or other service systems navigation assistance.
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bi-weekly behavioral messages plus personalized peer navigation
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Linkage to Care - Participants Who Received Cluster of Differentiation 4 (CD4) T-cell Count Test Result Within 3 Months of Testing HIV-positive (Binary)
Tijdsspanne: 3 months
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Participants who received CD4 count test result within 3 months of testing HIV-positive (binary)
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3 months
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Timely Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation (Participants Eligible for ART Who Initiate Treatment Within 3 Months of Diagnosis)
Tijdsspanne: 3 months
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Participants eligible for ART who initiate treatment within 3 months of diagnosis
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3 months
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Retention in Care - ART Eligible (Participants Eligible for ART Who Initiated ART and Who Remain on Treatment)
Tijdsspanne: 12 months
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Participants eligible for ART who initiated ART and who remain on treatment 12 months from enrollment.
Retention in care at 12 months is defined as at least 4 clinical care visits with less than 4 months between each visit.
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12 months
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Retention in Care - Non-ART (Participants Who Return for Repeat CD4 Testing Within 12 Months of Diagnosis)
Tijdsspanne: 12 months
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Participants who return for repeat CD4 testing within 12 months of diagnosis
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12 months
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Adherence to ART - Objective (Viral Load Test Results <400 Copies/mL)
Tijdsspanne: 12 months
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Viral load test results <400 copies/mL (consistent with current and correct adherence to ART)
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12 months
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Adherence to ART - Subjective (Self-reported Ability to Take ART as Prescribed in Last Month)
Tijdsspanne: 12 months
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Self-reported ability to take ART as prescribed in last month, assessed at 12 months from enrollment.
Considered compliant if reported "very good" or "excellent" adherence.
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12 months
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
Sponsor
Sponsor
Medewerkers
Medewerkers
Publicaties en nuttige links
Algemene publicaties
- Palmer MJ, Henschke N, Villanueva G, Maayan N, Bergman H, Glenton C, Lewin S, Fonhus MS, Tamrat T, Mehl GL, Free C. Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving sexual and reproductive health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 14;8(8):CD013680. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013680.
- Steward WT, Agnew E, de Kadt J, Ratlhagana MJ, Sumitani J, Gilmore HJ, Grignon J, Shade SB, Tumbo J, Barnhart S, Lippman SA. Impact of SMS and peer navigation on retention in HIV care among adults in South Africa: results of a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 Aug;24(8):e25774. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25774.
- Lippman SA, Shade SB, Sumitani J, DeKadt J, Gilvydis JM, Ratlhagana MJ, Grignon J, Tumbo J, Gilmore H, Agnew E, Saberi P, Barnhart S, Steward WT. Evaluation of short message service and peer navigation to improve engagement in HIV care in South Africa: study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Feb 6;17:68. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1190-y.
Studie record data
Bestudeer belangrijke data
Studie start
Studie start
Primaire voltooiing (Werkelijk)
Primaire voltooiing
Studie voltooiing (Werkelijk)
Studie voltooiing
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
Eerst ingediend
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)
Eerst geplaatst
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)
Laatste update geplaatst
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
Laatst geverifieerd
Laatst geverifieerd
Meer informatie
Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie
Trefwoorden
Andere studie-ID-nummers
Andere studie-ID-nummers
- 12-10482
- P0054377 (Ander subsidie-/financieringsnummer: PHS Health Resources & Services Admin.)
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