365 Participants Needed

Home Telehealth with Video for HIV/AIDS

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JA
PD
Overseen ByPaula D Wagener, BA
Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of this research study is to see how effective the addition of video to home telehealth services is in helping patients with HIV to remain in care, which is vital to management of their illness. The investigators also want to understand how to best put the video to home services into practice.

Research Team

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Jan Alexandra Lindsay, PhD

Principal Investigator

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for adults over 18 with HIV who are patients at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX. Participants must speak English and be able to consent to using Video to Home Telehealth services (VVC). Those with significant physical or mental disabilities preventing VVC use, or who are incarcerated, cannot join.

Inclusion Criteria

Able to speak English
I am 18 years old or older.
Patient in the Infectious Diseases clinic at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX, with HIV infection
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Exclusion Criteria

Unable to use or consent to use VVC, due to either significant physical or mental disability
Incarcerated (though MEDVAMC does not generally provide care for prisoners)

Treatment Details

Interventions

  • VVC
Trial OverviewThe study is testing how adding video calls (VVC) to home telehealth services affects the ability of HIV patients to stay engaged in their care. It aims to determine the effectiveness of this technology and how it can be implemented successfully.
Participant Groups
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: VVCExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Option to receive VA Video Connect (VVC) delivery of HIV care.
Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention
All HIV care available at MEDVAMC will be delivered as usual.

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

VA Office of Research and Development

Lead Sponsor

Trials
1,691
Recruited
3,759,000+