Effect of Digital Adherence Tools on Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment Among Adults Living With HIV in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Autor:	Sumari-de Boer IM; Bioinformatics Unit, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania.; Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Ngowi KM; Bioinformatics Unit, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania.; Amsterdam University Medical Centers (UMC), Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Sonda TB; Bioinformatics Unit, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania., Pima FM; Bioinformatics Unit, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania., Masika Bpharm LV; Department of Pharmacy, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania., Sprangers MAG; Amsterdam University Medical Centers (UMC), Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Reiss P; Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.; Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Global Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.; HIV Monitoring Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Mmbaga BT; Bioinformatics Unit, Kilimanjaro Clinical Research Institute, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania.; Department of Pharmacy, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Moshi, Tanzania, United Republic of Tanzania.; Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College, Moshi, United Republic of Tanzania; and., Nieuwkerk PT; Amsterdam University Medical Centers (UMC), Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Aarnoutse RE; Radboudumc, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Nijmegen, the Netherlands .
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) [J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr] 2021 Aug 15; Vol. 87 (5), pp. 1136-1144.
DOI:	10.1097/QAI.0000000000002695
Abstrakt:	Background: Lifelong adherence to antiretroviral treatment remains challenging for people living with HIV (PLHIV). The aim of this study was to investigate whether any of 2 digital adherence tools could improve adherence among PLHIV in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Methods: We performed a parallel 3-arm, nonblinded, randomized controlled trial with 1:1:1 allocation. We included adults aged between 18 and 65 years, living in Kilimanjaro region, and who were on antiretroviral treatment for at least 6 months. Their adherence, as judged by the study nurses, had to be suboptimal. In one arm, participants received reminder short message service (SMS) texts, followed by a question SMS. In the second arm, participants received a real-time medication monitoring (RTMM) device (Wisepill) with SMS reminders. In the third arm, participants received standard care only. The primary outcome of mean adherence over 48 weeks was compared between arms using between-group t tests in a modified intention-to-treat analysis. Results: In each arm, we randomized 83 participants: data of 82 participants in the RTMM arm, 80 in the SMS arm, and 81 in the standard care arm were analyzed. The average (over 48 weeks) adherence in the SMS, RTMM, and control arms was 89.6%, 90.6%, and 87.9% for pharmacy refill; 95.9%, 95.0%, and 95.2% for self-report in the past week; and 97.5%, 96.6%, and 96.9% for self-report in the past month, respectively (P values not statistically significant). Conclusions: Receiving reminder SMS or RTMM combined with feedback about adherence levels and discussion of strategies to overcome barriers to adherence did not improve adherence to treatment and treatment outcome in PLHIV. Clinical Trial Number: PACTR201712002844286. Competing Interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. (Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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