Clinical trialNCT01001741CompletedInterventional

Pilot Study of Text Message Reminders to Improve HIV Medication Adherence in Botswana

SponsorUniversity of PennsylvaniaEnrollment128HIV Infections

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Summary

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While medication adherence is critical to successful treatment of HIV, there are few studies of interventions demonstrating improvements in adherence. This may be a particular challenge in the developing world, which has a larger burden of HIV but fewer resources than industrialized countries. The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial of cellular phone text message reminders to improve medication adherence. Our pilot study will be set in a large HIV clinic in Gaborone, Botswana, where Penn researchers have collaborated on research projects in the past. The primary study outcome will be antiretroviral medication adherence.

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Investigators

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Andrew Steenhoff
University of Pennsylvania
Study Director
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Darren Linkin, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Study Director
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Harvey Friedman, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Principal Investigator
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James Thompson, MBA
Wharton Business School, UPenn
Study Director
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

Botswana

Independence Surgery
Gaborone, Botswana

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 30 Jun 2008
Primary completion: 31 Aug 2009
Completion: 31 Aug 2009
Last update posted: 17 Sept 2015
Registered enrollment: 128
Registry id: NCT01001741

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