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Positive Peers Intervention Clinical Trial

ConditionHIV Infections
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age13-34
SponsorMetroHealth Medical Center

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Positive Peers mobile app intervention increases rates of viral suppression in young (13-34 y/o) persons with HIV.

Does use of the Positive Peers app improve viral suppression among young minority persons with HIV? What user characteristics are associated with a) viral suppression, b) retention in care, and c) perceived HIV-related stigma?

Participants will:

* download the mobile app onto their personal smartphone * Use the mobile app as they find useful * complete online surveys at enrollment, 3 mo, 6, mo, 9 mo and 12 months.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

HIV+

Identifies as either a racial, ethnic, sexual or gender minority or a cisgender female and

Newly diagnosed within last 12 months

Out of care (greater than 6 months between any two HIV provider visits in last 24 months)

Disqualifiers

prior use of Positive Peers mobile app

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Positive Peers mobile app

    Other intervention

    Positive Peers is a multifunctional mobile app using a mind, body, spirit theme aimed to improve HIV care outcomes.

Treatment groups

250 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Immediate StartExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Delayed StartActive comparator 1 intervention
Group C: Observational CohortNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Viral suppression

Proportion of participants who have HIV viral load \<200 copies/ ml

Time frame
6 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Correlates of app use and viral suppression

Identify participant demographic and psychosocial factors from the baseline survey that correlate with app use and viral suppression (viral load \< 200 copies/ ml).

Time frame
6 months
2

Correlates of app use and retention in care

Identify participant demographic and psychosocial factors from the baseline survey that correlate with app use on retention in care (completing office visit at least every 6 months)

Time frame
12 months
3

Correlates of app use and HIV related perceived stigma

Identify participant demographic and psychosocial factors from the baseline survey that correlate with app use and changes in HIV-related perceived stigma on the HIV Stigma scale (Eriksson).

Time frame
3 months

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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MetroHealth Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Kent State University

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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