The overall objective is to evaluate the efficacy of educational text messages to reduce cardiovascular risk among persons living with HIV (PLWH).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
260
Education via mobile phone text messages for up to 6 months.
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of California San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
RECRUITINGProportion of participants with controlled blood pressure
Proportion of participants with blood pressure \< 130/80 mmHg as recorded in the electronic health record (EHR).
Time frame: 6 months
Number of cardiovascular risk factors controlled
Total of 8 risk factors: diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, sleep health, body mass index, blood lipids, blood glucose, blood pressure. Risk factors will be assessed using self-report and EHR data. Risk factor control will be defined based on the American Heart Association's (AHA) Life's Essential 8.
Time frame: 6 months
Self-perceived cardiovascular risk
Measured by self-report using questions adapted from the patient and provider assessment of lipid management (PALM) registry.
Time frame: 6 months
Systolic blood pressure
Evaluated using EHR data.
Time frame: 6 months
Cholesterol
Non-HDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol (in mg/dL), as evaluated using EHR data.
Time frame: 6 months
Physical activity
Minutes/week, measured via self-report using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).
Time frame: 6 months
Physical activity
Measured via step count.
Time frame: 6 months
Mediterranean diet
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Measured using the Mediterranean Eating Pattern for Americans (MEPA) tool, as scored by AHA's Life's Essential 8. Score ranges 0-16, with higher scores representing better outcomes.
Time frame: 6 months
Proportion of current smokers
Measured via self-report.
Time frame: 6 months
Blood sugar control
Evaluated using EHR data on hemoglobin A1c and fasting blood glucose. Blood sugar control will be defined based on the AHA's Life's Essential 8 definitions.
Time frame: 6 months
Body mass index
Evaluated in kg/m2 using EHR data.
Time frame: 6 months
Proportion of patients on guideline-based therapy
Proportion of patients on anti-hypertensive medications, statins, and aspirin, among those who meet criteria for therapy based on American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) guidelines.
Time frame: 6 months