Evaluation of Web-based Interventions to Support People Living With HIV in the Adoption of Health Behaviors

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based tailored intervention to support persons living with HIV (PLHIV) manage the demands inherent to their health condition, particularly as regards to the adoption of health behaviours such as being physically active, following a healthy diet and quitting smoking.

This randomized controlled trial is currently conducted entirely online at www.lhivehealthy.ca

Conditions

• HIV

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Website A

Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to complete a web-based tailored intervention called TAVIE en santé (TAVIE : Traitement, Assistance Virtuelle Infirmière et Enseignement). TAVIE en santé is a web-based tailored multicomponent intervention addressing smoking cessation, physical activity and healthy eating. Each component consists of seven interactive computer sessions lasting 5-10 minutes. The sessions, hosted by a virtual nurse, aims to develop and strengthen skills required for behavior change.

OTHER

Website B

Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to consult a validated list of five predetermined websites offering information about the health behavior they chose: being physically active, following a healthy diet or quitting smoking. These websites offers reliable information and their content were validated by experts.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network

  collaborator NETWORK

• Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Sylvie Cosette, Ph.D. · Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal

• Cécile Tremblay, Md, Ph.D. · CR-CHUM

• Michal Abrahamowicz, Ph.D. · McGill University

• François Boudreau, Ph.D. · Université du Québec à Trois-Rivièves

• Jean-Louis Chiasson, Md · CR-CHUM

• Alexandra De Pokomandy, Md · CUSM

• Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Ph.D. · Laval University

• Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, Ph.D. · École Polytechnique de Montréal

• Joyal Miranda, Ph.D. · Toronto Metropolitan University

• Pilar Ramirez-Garcia, Ph.D. · Université de Montréal

• Catherine Worthington, Ph.D. · University of Victoria

• José Côté, Ph.D. · CR-CHUM, Université de Montréal

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-12-31

Primary Completion

2021-12-31

Completion

2022-04-30

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations