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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02128087
Date of registration: 15/04/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: RAND
Public title: Improving Drug Adherence Among Adolescents in Uganda Using SMS Reminders RATA
Scientific title: Improving Drug Adherence Among Adolescents in Uganda Using SMS Reminders
Date of first enrolment: February 2013
Target sample size: 330
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02128087
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Factorial Assignment. Primary purpose: Health Services Research. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Uganda United States
Contacts
Name:     Sebastian Linnemayr, PhD
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Affiliation:  RAND
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- age 15-24

- have been in HIV care at the clinic for at least three months

- are currently taking HIV-related medication (ART or co-trimoxazole)

- have demonstrated adherence problems (defined as having missed at least one medication
dose per week on average)

- either own a phone or have regular access to one

- intend to stay at the clinic for the study period

- are not in boarding school (where phones are forbidden)

Exclusion Criteria:

- does not speak or understand either English or Luganda



Age minimum: 15 Years
Age maximum: 24 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: One-way SMS intervention group
Behavioral: Two-way SMS intervention
Primary Outcome(s)
Medication adherence rates using electronically monitored adherence (MEMS cap) data [Time Frame: 6 months after enrollment]
Medication adherence rates using electronically monitored adherence (MEMS cap) data [Time Frame: 12 months after enrollment]
Medication adherence rates using electronically monitored adherence (MEMS cap) data [Time Frame: 24 months after enrollment]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Clinic Attendance [Time Frame: Continuous over 24 months]
Fraction of clients displaying adherence of 90% or more [Time Frame: At 6, 12, 18 and 24 months]
Pharmacy Refill Adherence [Time Frame: Months 6, 12, 18 and 24]
Indicator for treatment interruptions of more than 48 hours [Time Frame: At 6, 12, 18 and 24 months]
Cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count [Time Frame: Occasionally over 24 months]
Self-reported adherence [Time Frame: At baseline, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months]
Viral load assays [Time Frame: At month 12]
Secondary ID(s)
1R01HD074925-01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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