Richard Lester|Edward J. Mills|Antony Kariri|Paul Ritvo|Michael H. Chung|William Jack|James Habyarimana|Sarah Karanja|Samson Barasa|Rosemary Nguti|Benson Estambale|Elizabeth Ngugi|T. Blake Ball|Lehana Thabane|Joshua Kimani|Lawrence Gelmon|Marta Ackers|Francis A. Plummer
The HAART cell phone adherence trial (WelTel Kenya1): a randomized controlled trial protocol
University of Nairobi|University of British Columbia|St. Paul's Hospital|University of Nairobi|York University|Georgetown University|University of Washington|University of Washington|University of Nairobi|University of Nairobi|University of Nairobi|University of Nairobi|University of Nairobi|Manitoba Health|Health Sciences Centre|University of Manitoba|McMaster University|Manitoba Health|Health Sciences Centre|University of Manitoba|Manitoba Health|Health Sciences Centre|University of Manitoba|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|Public Health Agency of Canada
objectives compare effectiveness cell phonesupported sms messaging standard care adherence quality life retention mortality population receiving antiretroviral therapy art nairobi kenyaa multisite randomized controlled openlabel trial central randomization centre provided opaque envelopes allocate treatments patients initiating art three comprehensive care clinics kenya randomized receive either structured weekly sms short message system text message slogan intervention current standard care support mechanisms alone control hypothesis using structured mobile phone protocol keep touch patients improve adherence art patient outcomes participants evaluated baseline six twelve months initiating art care providers keep weekly study log phone based communications study participants primary outcomes selfreported adherence art suppression hiv viral load twelve months scheduled followup secondary outcomes improvements health quality life social economic factors retention art primary analysis intentiontotreat sensitivity analysis used assess perprotocol effects analysis covariates undertaken determine factors contribute deter expected determined outcomesthis study protocol tests whether novel structured mobile phone intervention positively contribute art management resourcelimited setting