N/A
Completed N=200
CareConekta: A Smartphone App to Improve Engagement in HIV Care
HIV · Pregnancy Related
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03836625 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
200
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2023
Primary outcomePrimary: Mobility Prevalence — 30; 24; 54; 65 Participants
Summary
Population mobility is common in South Africa, but important research gaps exist describing this mobility and its impact on engagement in HIV care, particularly among pregnant and postpartum women. Through this study, the investigators propose to test a smartphone application - CareConekta - to conduct essential formative work on mobility and evaluate this app as an intervention to facilitate engagement in HIV care during times of mobility. This work is critical to adapting CareConekta for widespread use, providing critical information about mobility during the peripartum period and the impact on engagement in HIV care, and piloting this intervention to improve engagement.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Mobility Prevalence |
30; 24; 54; 65 | — |
| PRIMARY Median Number of Trips Per Person |
1; 1 | — |
| PRIMARY CareConekta Feasibility: Same Phone at Follow-up |
31; 33; 52; 55; 1; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY Timing of Travel |
4; 9; 29; 18 | — |
| SECONDARY Permanent Move |
5; 1; 28; 26 | — |
| SECONDARY CareConekta Feasibility: GPS Disabled During the Study Period |
74; 82; 8; 5; 1; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY CareConekta Feasibility -- Participant Reported Sharing Phone |
77; 71; 7; 18 | — |
| SECONDARY CareConekta Feasibility -- Participant Ever Opened App |
4; 12; 80; 77 | — |
| SECONDARY CareConekta Feasibility -- Participant Used the App to Locate New Health Facilities |
69; 68; 11; 9 | — |
| SECONDARY CareConekta Initial Efficacy -- Maternal Engagement in HIV Care |
— | — |
| SECONDARY CareConekta Initial Efficacy -- Infant Outcomes |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Impact of Mobility -- Maternal Engagement in HIV Care |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Impact of Mobility -- Infant Outcomes |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- We will only enroll participants attending the Gugulethu Community Health Centre, near Cape Town, South Africa
- HIV-positive
- adult (≥18 years)
- pregnant (≥28 weeks)
- own a smartphone that meets the technical requirements
- willing to opt-in to installation of CareConekta on her personal phone and to mobility tracking
- demonstrate the ability to read simple text language
- willing to be randomized
Exclusion Criteria
- If an interested participant meets all of the inclusion criteria, there are no additional exclusion criteria
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03836625). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.