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Understanding Medication Adherence Among HIV Patients

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01305590
First received: November 30, 2010
Last updated: September 15, 2011
Last verified: September 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

In anticipation of a pilot study incorporating behavioral economics into the treatment of infectious diseases, we will conduct a survey with HIV/AIDS patients at the Ponce Clinic (Infectious Disease Program of Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA).


Condition Intervention
Patient Commitment Preferences for Medication Adherence
 Other: Survey to Understand Medication Adherence among HIV Patients

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Official Title: Understanding Medication Adherence Among HIV Patients

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Commitment Preferences for Increasing Medication Adherence [ Time Frame: up to 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    We will measure whether participants prefer more commitment, in the form of a "Take-Medication-Get-Paid" plan; less commitment, in the form of an "Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid" plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Medication Adherence and Commitment Preference [ Time Frame: up to 4 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    We will measure how subjects' medication adherence affects their stated commitment preferences.


Estimated Enrollment: 200
Study Start Date: January 2011
Study Completion Date: July 2011
Primary Completion Date: July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Survey
We will survey participants to see if they would prefer more commitment, in the form of a "Take-Medication-Get-Paid" plan; less commitment, in the form of an "Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid" plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment.
 Other: Survey to Understand Medication Adherence among HIV Patients
We want to better understand how this particular population would react to commitment devices designed to increase medication adherence. We will survey participants to see if they would prefer more commitment, in the form of a "Take-Medication-Get-Paid" plan; less commitment, in the form of an "Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid" plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment.

Detailed Description:

We are planning a study to improve health outcomes among patients with HIV/AIDS using insights from behavioral economics and financial incentives. We will conduct a survey with HIV/AIDS patients at Ponce Clinic (Infectious Disease Program of Grady Memorial Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA). The patients will be low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and possessing varying degrees of medication adherence. We want to better understand how this particular population would react to commitment devices designed to increase medication adherence. We will survey participants to see if they would prefer more commitment, in the form of a "Take-Medication-Get-Paid" plan; less commitment, in the form of an "Attend-Clinic-Get-Paid" plan; or if they would prefer to designate their own levels of commitment.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • HIV/AIDS patients currently receiving treatment at the Ponce Clinic at the Infectious Disease Program of Grady Memorial Hospital (Emory University School of Medicine).
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01305590

Locations
United States, Georgia
Ponce Clinic, Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: David I Laibson, Ph.D National Bureau of Economic Research
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01305590     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 0004, P01AG005842
Study First Received: November 30, 2010
Last Updated: September 15, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.:
HIV
AIDS
Medication Adherence
Commitment Devices
Behavioral Economics

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 03, 2013