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VITAL Start (Video-intervention to Inspire Treatment Adherence for Life): Brief Facility-based Video Intervention to Improve Retention and Adherence to ART Among Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating VITAL Start: Video-based pre-ART counseling and Standard of Care for HIV/AIDS. Completed, enrolled 800 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This a multi-center, parallel group, randomized controlled outcome assessor blinded trial with a qualitative descriptive component that seeks to assess the effectiveness of a brief facility-based video intervention to optimize retention and adherence to ART among pregnant and breastfeeding women with HIV infection.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients in the experimental group will receive VITAL start pre-ARV counseling (approximately 27 minutes video followed by 10 minute guided Q \& A to reinforce key messages and provide an opening for individual counseling=approximately total 37 minutes). This will be delivered by study staff.
Patients randomized to the control arm will receive the usual standard of care (SOC) pre ARV initiation education with the National ARV Educational Flipchart