Adapting mHealth Interventions to Improve Self-management of HIV and Substance Use Among Emerging Adults in Zambia
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This project will develop and implement a multi-component intervention using mobile health technology to improve HIV self-management and reduce substance use. Specifically, the investigators will adapt Healthy Choices (HC) to develop mobile HC (mHC) and develop Motivational text messaging (MTM) for Zambian emerging adults living with HIV.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 24
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Aged between 18 and 24 years
• Report visual analogue scale showing \<80% medication adherence in the last month AND problematic/risky alcohol use in the last month
• Speak English, Nyanja, or Bemba
Locations
Other Locations
Zambia
University of Zambia
RECRUITING
Lusaka
Contact Information
Primary
Joseph Zulu, PhD
josephmumbazulu@gmail.com
+260771514511
Backup
Deogwoon Kim, PhD
deogwoon.kim13@umassmed.edu
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 100
Treatments
Experimental: Standard ART counseling, mHC, and MTM
Participants in this arm will receive standard ART counseling, followed by two mHealth interventions (mHC and MTM) to improve PrEP uptake and adherence.
Experimental: Standard ART counseling and mHC
Participants in this arm will receive standard ART counseling, followed by one mHealth intervention (mHC) to improve PrEP uptake and adherence.
Experimental: Standard ART counseling and MTM
Participants in this arm will receive standard ART counseling, followed by one mHealth intervention (MTM) to improve PrEP uptake and adherence.
Active_comparator: Standard ART counseling
Participants in this arm will receive standard ART counseling.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), University of Zambia
Leads: University of Massachusetts, Worcester