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Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago
Conditions: Medication Adherence, Retention in Care
Interventions: My Personal Health Guide, My Personal Food Guide
Countries: United States
The investigators propose to determine the efficacy of "My Personal Health Guide," a theory-based innovative talking relational human Avatar mobile phone application to engage HIV-positive AAMSM in adherence and retention in care. Providing an empathetic talking Avatar source of HIV-related information, motivation, and behavioral skills that is as private and convenient as their own mobile phone might produce a high impact by overcoming barriers to HIV adherence and retention in care such as stigma and health literacy.
Sex: MALE
Age: 18 Years to 34 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Inclusion Criteria: * Self-reported African American MSM * 18 to 34 years old * Smartphone owners * Prescribed ART * Have a viral load detectable within the past 4 weeks or self-reported or provider-reported history of adherence or treatment engagement problems. * Participants may be initiating ART or already on ART. Exclusion Criteria: * Cannot speak English * Decline to participate * Participated in the usability and Beta testing phase of the app refinement that preceded this RCT * Do not have a routine clinic appointment scheduled during the observation time.
- Chicago, Illinois, United States