NCT03127397

Contribution of "Praise Messages" to HIV Treatment Retention and Adherence Among Female Sex Workers in Ethiopia

Status unknown NA Last updated 10 April 2018

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Praise message phone call in HIV/AIDS in 810 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

20 April 2017

Primary endpoint
30 July 2018

30 July 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Reed College
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	other
Enrollment	810
Start date	20 April 2017
Primary completion	30 July 2018
Estimated completion	30 July 2018
Sites	1 location across Ethiopia

Drugs / interventions tested

• Praise message phone call

Conditions studied

• HIV/AIDS — all drugs for HIV/AIDS →

Sponsor

Reed College

Who can join

Eligibility, female only, with HIV/AIDS. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study evaluates the effects of praise message phone calls on antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation, adherence, and prescription refills. The investigators will use randomization to assign newly (diagnosed) HIV positive, ART naive, female sex workers (FSWs) in Ethiopia to a praise message phone call study arm or to a standard of care control study arm.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Accuracy of measures for antiretroviral adherence in people living with HIV.
   Smith R, Villanueva G, Probyn K, Sguassero Y, et al · · 2022 · cited 34× · PMID 35871531 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd013080.pub2