Status:

COMPLETED

Triggered Escalating Real-time Adherence (TERA) Intervention

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-24 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Youth Living with HIV (YLWH) often face unique challenges achieving high and sustained rates of adherence to their antiretroviral therapy (ART). Poor adherence can lead to unsuppressed virus, more adv...

Detailed Description

This was a Phase II, two-arm, randomized, open-label study. Eligible participants had failed ART therapy, defined as having a detectable plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Type 1 Ribonucleic Acid (...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Confirmation of HIV-1 Infection as documented in the participant's medical record by at least two of the following criteria:
  • Reactive HIV screening test result with an HIV antibody or HIV antibody/antigen-based, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-licensed assay followed by a positive supplemental assay (e.g., HIV-1 Western Blot, HIV-1 indirect immunofluorescence, HIV-1/HIV-2 discriminatory immunoassay);
  • Plasma HIV-1 quantitative ribonucleic acid (RNA) assay \>1,000 copies/mL;
  • Positive HIV-1 deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay; or
  • Positive plasma HIV-1 RNA qualitative assay
  • Participant aware of his or her HIV infection, as determined by site staff
  • Documented plasma HIV-1 RNA plasma ≥200 copies/mL within 45 days of the date of the enrollment visit
  • Prescribed antiretroviral therapy for at least 24 weeks or more prior to documented plasma HIV-1 RNA plasma ≥200 copies/mL.
  • Prescribed a once-daily (one or more pills once a day) ART regimen with at least two active agents (per clinician judgment or genotype evidence) at enrollment
  • Able to communicate in spoken and written English
  • Currently has a cellular phone that is also able to send and receive text messages
  • Willing and able to provide at least one additional contact phone number (preferably two) to contact participant
  • Able and willing to provide written informed assent/consent and able to obtain written parental or guardian permission (if required as specified by the site, by state law, and/or Institutional Review Board policy, and detailed in each site's Protocol Implementation Plans) to be screened for and to enroll in this study

Exclusion

  • Gross cognitive limitations, acute emotional instability, or medical or mental health illness that in the opinion of site personnel would impair the individual's ability to provide informed consent and/or interfere with the protocol's objectives
  • Concurrent participation in interventional studies addressing adherence unless approved in advance by study team
  • Positive pregnancy test at the time of enrollment. If participant becomes pregnant while on study, they may continue on study
  • Currently using or planning to use an electronic dose monitoring and reminder device outside of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 12 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 12 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

89 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03292432

Start Date

April 12 2018

End Date

October 12 2020

Last Update

March 11 2021

Active Locations (8)

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1

University of Colorado Denver Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

2

Broward Health Childrens Diagnostic and Treatment Center (CDTC)

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316

3

University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS, Research, Education & Service

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32209

4

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322