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Do Smartphones Increase Linkage to and Retention in Care in Newly Diagnosed HIV-positive Patients in Johannesburg, South Africa: A Multisite Randomised Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Smartphone application and Smartphone for HIV Infections and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 353 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the provision of individual patient laboratory results to newly diagnosed HIV positive smartphone users through a secure application (app) as a method to get them linked to and retained in care, and engage with educational materials purposefully developed to explain their results. Message prompts will also be used to alert patients that their results are ready and provide information on how to link to care, and assistance to re-link to care if they fall out of the health system for any reason. Prompts will be sent to patients to remind health care workers if they are due for repeat laboratory monitoring. The primary endpoint is linkage to care (a HIV-related laboratory test) at 6 months. The control group received standard of care.
Study Details
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Interventions
Laboratory result data will be presented in the app with simple explanations on every screen. English and Zulu languages will be offered in the same app and written at a grade 4 reading level (as per WHO guidelines on literacy). Laboratory results will be supplemented with informative and relevant information explaining the result that has been shown and the recommended action for the patient to take. Patients will also be able to view additional HIV-related information and a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) through the app.