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Evaluation of the Impact of Mobile Phone Messages on ART and PMTCT Adherence in Mozambique

NCT01910493 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1352

Last updated 2013-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Mobile phone SMS are increasingly used to promote positive health behaviour with an aim to improve health outcomes. However, robust data on the efficacy of SMS on health seeking behaviour and patient outcomes in resource-limited settings is sparse. The SMSaude study aims to assess whether regular SMS-reminders improve retention on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes in Mozambique.

Conditions

  • HIV-positive

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SMS reminders

Intervention participants only will be sent text messages to their phones. The content of text messages will have a maximum of 160 characters and not mention HIV and will state the dates for the forthcoming consultations, visits to the pharmacy, lab results, time to take medication and reminders for patients who miss appointments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vodacom

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

    collaborator FED

  • Department for International Development, United Kingdom

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Absolute Return for Kids

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cesar de Palha, MD · University of Eduardo Mondlane

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Mozambique

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