Feasibility of Positive Links for Youth Care Engagement Intervention

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio29 enrolled

Overview

A small pilot study to assess feasibility and acceptability of the PL4Y intervention.

After completing enrollment and informed consent, participants will be randomly assigned to PL4Y in a 2:1 fashion (intervention:control) with a target enrollment of 40 receiving the intervention and 20 in the control arm for a total of 60 participants. There is no blinding in this study protocol.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

HIV Antibody Positivity

Interventions

Mobile health appBEHAVIORAL

A mobile app provided to participants to assess effectiveness in managing HIV

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 29 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Confirmed HIV infection * Recent diagnosis of HIV (within the past 6 months) OR be virologically unsuppressed (\>1000 copies/ml) OR disengaged from HIV care (\< 2 visits/last 12 months \> 90 days apart) Exclusion Criteria: * Cannot consent * Unwilling to come to visits * Unwilling to be in San Antonio for a year

Locations (1)

University Health Center Downtown

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of Participants With Undetectable Viral Load

Virologic suppression is the primary goal of HIV treatment. Virologic failure is defined as a measurement over 200 copies per mL by the Department of Health and Human Services, and is the primary determinant of successful HIV control. This outcome is categorized as: Undetectable (VL \<200 at 12 months)

Time frame: 12 months

Feasibility Survey Completion

Feasibility of the intervention assessed using a participant-completed survey at 6 and 12 months. Measured as number of participants that completed the survey in the arm that received the intervention only.

Time frame: 6 and 12 month time points

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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