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PositiveLinks for Youth (PL4Y) for Texas

NCT07804602 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2026-09-04

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Summary

The goal of this interventional clinical trial is to test an an app, PL4Y, installed on a mobile smartphone to see if it can help participants aged 18-29 years who have HIV achieve success with their HIV care and feel supported by their clinic community.

The first 6 months will be standard of care, after which participants will continue to meet virtually with their health care providers and will also be provided with and taught how to use the app. The standard of care clinic visits will continue as before and virtual visits using the app will be started and continue for abot 18 months.

Adherence to medications Appointment reminders Provide secure communication with providers

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Conditions

  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • HIV

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

PositiveLinks for Youth Smartphone App

PL4Y, a smartphone application (app), is a clinic-based multimodal intervention designed by and for youth living with HIV, including daily adherence assessment, appointment reminders, secure messaging with clinic providers, and an asynchronous, anonymized virtual support group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    collaborator NIH

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara Taylor, MD, MS · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
29 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2027-04-01
Primary Completion
2031-03-31
Completion
2031-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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