What this study is
The goal of this interventional clinical trial is to test an an app, PL4Y, installed on a mobile smartphone to see if it can help participants aged 18-29 years who have HIV achieve success with their HIV care and feel supported by their clinic community.
The first 6 months will be standard of care, after which participants will continue to meet virtually with their health care providers and will also be provided with and taught how to use the app. The standard of care clinic visits will continue as before and virtual visits using the app will be started and continue for abot 18 months.
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What's being tested
- PositiveLinks for Youth Smartphone App
Intervention · BEHAVIORAL
PL4Y, a smartphone application (app), is a clinic-based multimodal intervention designed by and for youth living with HIV, including daily adherence assessment, appointment reminders, secure messaging with clinic providers, and an asynchronous, anonymized virtual support group.
Study details
- Official title
- PositiveLinks for Youth (PL4Y) for Texas: Effectiveness, Feasibility, and Acceptability of mHealth to Improve Care Outcomes for Young Adults With HIV
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus · HIV
- Enrolling
- 600 people
- Starts
- 2027-04-01
- Est. completion
- 2031-04
- Design
- Open-label, single group
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years – 29 YearsSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- 18-29yo living with HIV
- Attending at least one in-person visit in the clinic site of enrollment in the past 12 mos,
- English speaking
- Able to participate in the informed consent process.
- Access to a personal smartphone with a data plan capable of supporting the PL4Y app. The phone must be password protected and not shared with others for confidentiality purposes.
- Interviews only- A stakeholder in one of the network clinics; 18 years or older; able to participate in the informed consent process
You can't join if
- They cannot provide consent
- Unwilling or unable to complete virtual study visits
Sign in and we'll check these against your records.Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Study locations (2)
2 openUniversity of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
- ContactTaylorB4@uthscsa.edu
University of Texas San Antonio Health Campus
San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Barbara Taylor, MD, MS · Contact(210)450-8144TaylorB4@uthscsa.edu
- Cyrena Cote · Contact(210)567-4661cotec@uthscsa.edu
Study team
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Study ID STUDY00002531
Principal investigator
Barbara Taylor, MD, MS
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.