Evaluation of a Tailored Virtual Intervention to Empower Persons Living With HIV for Therapy Self-management

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)217 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an online virtual intervention in optimizing adherence to antiretroviral medication intake among Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

217

Conditions

HIV

Interventions

VIH-TAVIEBEHAVIORAL

The tailored virtual intervention is composed of four interactive computer sessions hosted by a virtual nurse who engages the PLHIV in a medication-intake self-management skills-learning process.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * have to be under ART for at least six months¸ * have internet access Exclusion Criteria: * be pregnant * active IV drug user * actual diagnosis of psychiatric health problem

Locations (1)

José Côté

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Adherence

Adherence will be evaluated through a self-administered questionnaire that was developed for and validated on the targeted population (Godin, Gagné, \& Naccache, 2003). The questionnaire comprises seven items that serve to determine how many times a person forgets to take his or her medication. The questionnaire's validity was demonstrated (sensitivity: 71 %; specificity: 72%; correct classification: 72%; odds ratio: 6.15) using immunologic (CD4 count) and virologic (viral load) parameters as validation criteria. Adherence is defined as the intake of at least 95% of prescribed tablets.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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