Pilot Study of Text Message Reminders to Improve HIV Medication Adherence in Botswana
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01001741 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 27, 2009
Last Update Posted
: September 17, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections | Other: Cell phone text message | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 128 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | A Pilot Study of Cellular Phone Text Message Reminders to Improve HIV Medication Adherence at Independence Surgery Clinic Gaborone, Botswana |
Study Start Date : | June 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 2009 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2009 |

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Other: Cell phone text message
- HIV medication adherence [ Time Frame: Monthly ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 21 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV infected
- 21 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who do not intend to have continuous follow-up care and monthly medication refills at Independence Surgery for at least the next six months

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01001741
Botswana | |
Independence Surgery | |
Gaborone, Botswana |
Study Director: | Darren Linkin, MD | University of Pennsylvania | |
Principal Investigator: | Harvey Friedman, MD | University of Pennsylvania | |
Study Director: | James Thompson, MBA | Wharton Business School, UPenn | |
Study Director: | Andrew Steenhoff | University of Pennsylvania |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | University of Pennsylvania |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01001741 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
805891 NIH: P30 AI 045008 |
First Posted: | October 27, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 17, 2015 |
Last Verified: | June 2010 |
Keywords provided by University of Pennsylvania:
HIV Antiretrovirals Adherence |
Text messaging Antiretroviral adherence Treatment experienced |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections Lentivirus Infections Retroviridae Infections RNA Virus Infections Virus Diseases |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Immune System Diseases |