Positive Peers App for HIV (PoPIT Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Ann Avery, MD

Research Sponsored by MetroHealth Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 12 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to see if using the Positive Peers mobile app can help young individuals (aged 13-34) with HIV achieve better viral suppression. Participants will download the app on their phones,

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young people aged 13-34 with HIV, particularly from minority groups. Participants need to have a personal smartphone to download and use the Positive Peers mobile app and be willing to complete online surveys over a year at specified intervals.

What is being tested?

The study is testing whether the Positive Peers mobile app can help increase rates of viral suppression in participants. It also aims to identify user characteristics linked with better health outcomes, retention in care, and reduced perceived stigma related to HIV.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves using an app rather than medication or medical procedures, traditional side effects are not expected. However, users may experience increased screen time which could affect sleep patterns or eye strain.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 12 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~12 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Viral suppression

Secondary study objectives

Correlates of app use and HIV related perceived stigma

Correlates of app use and retention in care

Correlates of app use and viral suppression

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Immediate StartExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in the immediate start arm will download and begin use of the Positive Peers app at the enrollment visit.

Group II: Observational CohortActive Control1 Intervention

Participants in the observational cohort have declined participation in the clinical trial but agree to do the baseline survey and have medical outcomes data recorded.

Group III: Delayed StartActive Control1 Intervention

Participants in the delayed start arm will download and begin use of the Positive Peers app 6 months after enrollment

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