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Cameroon Mobile Phone SMS Trial (CAMPS)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01247181
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : November 24, 2010
Last Update Posted : September 8, 2011
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Yaounde Central Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The investigators hypothesize that sending weekly motivational text messages to people infected with HIV will encourage them to take their medication, compared to usual care.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Adherence HIV Other: Mobile phone text message Other: Usual care Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 200 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: Improving Adherence to HAART Using Mobile Phone Text Messages
Study Start Date : November 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : July 2011
Actual Study Completion Date : July 2011

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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Mobile phone text message Other: Mobile phone text message
Weekly message with motivational content
Other Names:
  • SMS
  • Texto
  • Text message
Active Comparator: No Mobile phone text message
Usual care provided at clinic
 Other: Usual care
Usual care provided at clinic
Other Name: Routine care


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Adherence [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
    Measured using the Visual Analogue Scale, Self Report and Pharmacy Refill Data


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Weight [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
  2. Body Mass Index [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
  3. CDC classification [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
  4. WHO Classification [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
  5. Mortality [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    All cause mortality

  6. CD4 count [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
  7. Viral load [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
  8. Quality of life [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at 6 months ]
    Measured using the SF-12 quality of life form


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • On HAART for at least 1 month
  • 21 years or more
  • Owns a mobile phone
  • Can read text messages

Exclusion Criteria:

  • On HAART for less than 1 month
  • Aged less than 21 years
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Locations
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Cameroon
Yaounde Central Hospital Accredited Treatment Centre
Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon
Sponsors and Collaborators
Yaounde Central Hospital
CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Lawrence Mbuagbaw, MD, MPH Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health
Study Director: Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, MD, BSc Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health
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Responsible Party: Lawrence Mbuagbaw, MD, MPH, Yaounde Central Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01247181    
Other Study ID Numbers: CAMPS
PACTR201011000261458 ( Registry Identifier: Pan-African Clinical Trials Registry )
First Posted: November 24, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 8, 2011
Last Verified: September 2011
Keywords provided by Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Yaounde Central Hospital:
compliance
observance
mobile phone
SMS
 text message
ARV
HAART
AIDS