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iSTEP for HIV/AIDS

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Brook L Henry, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by University of California, San Diego

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will examine the effect of a mobile phone text message intervention on people living with HIV, in terms of physical activity, diet, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and neurocognitive performance.

Eligible Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ)

Physical activity - steps per day

Secondary outcome measures

Brief Visuospatial Memory Test - Revised

C-reactive protein (CRP)

Carotenoids in plasma

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Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: iSTEP PA interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will wear a Fitbit and receive interactive daily text messages that are designed to motivate moderate physical activity (PA) and reduce sedentary behavior, including setting weekly goals to increase average daily step counts.

Group II: iSTEP PA and diet interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will wear a Fitbit and receive interactive daily text messages that are designed to motivate moderate physical activity (PA), reduce sedentary behavior, and promote adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet. Participants will also be administered diet counseling from a registered dietitian and receive weekly feedback on both physical activity and diet behaviors.

Group III: Control ArmActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will wear a Fitbit but will not receive any additional elements of the iSTEP intervention.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

iSTEP

2018

N/A

~100

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San DiegoLead Sponsor

1,120 Previous Clinical Trials

1,521,307 Total Patients Enrolled

Brook L Henry, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of California, San Diego

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are any prospective participants being welcomed into this trial?

"Correct, according to clinicaltrials.gov this trial is actively enrolling participants. It was first advertised on December 1st 2018 and its details were last adjusted on July 19th 2022."

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To what extent has this clinical trial been embraced by participants?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov registry, recruitment for this medical trial is ongoing since it was first posted back on December 1st 2018 and last edited July 19th 2022. The study seeks 150 participants from a single research location."

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What key goals are being pursued by this medical experiment?

"This six-month study seeks to measure the efficacy of a Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ). Secondary metrics include measuring for Tumor necrosis factor alpha, Total cholesterol, and D-dimer levels in plasma."

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Recent research and studies

BMC Public HealthJournal

Focus Groups Inform a Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and Engagement in Physical Activity Among People Living with HIV

Henry, Brook L., Elizabeth Quintana, David J. Moore, John Garcia, and Jessica L. Montoya. 2019. “Focus Groups Inform a Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and Engagement in Physical Activity Among People Living with HIV”. BMC Public Health. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s12889-018-6386-5.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

iSTEP - an mHealth Physical Activity and Diet Intervention for Persons With HIV

Brook Henry 2018. "iSTEP - an mHealth Physical Activity and Diet Intervention for Persons With HIV". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03123731.