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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Single Arm Intervention Study | Experimental | 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. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Text messaging | Other | Text messaging mHealth intervention to improve HIV Primary Care Engagement among clients of methadone maintenance treatment programs who are living with HIV. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Acceptability of Intervention | Acceptability of the intervention will be measured using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) scale. | 30 days |
| Feasibility of Intervention | Feasibility of the intervention will be assessed focusing on study implementation, including recruitment and attrition rates. | 30 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Efficacy of the intervention | 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 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Self-efficacy to self-manage HIV infection | 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 |
Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jemima A. Frimpong, PhD., MPH | Columbia University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Acacia Network/Promesa | New York | New York | 10457 | United States |
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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 |