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Can video visits keep HIV patients in care?

NCT ID NCT04055207

Disease control Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Not yet recruiting
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By invitation only
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Ongoing
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Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding video to home telehealth services helps people with HIV stay engaged in their medical care, which is crucial for managing the illness. Participants use VA Video Connect on their own devices to attend appointments with their care team. The trial also explores how to best implement this video service in routine practice.

What this could mean

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Active substance
VA Video Connect (VVC) telehealth delivered via computer or mobile device
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could improve HIV care retention and health outcomes, potentially serving as a model for telehealth in chronic disease management.
What could go wrong
The trial is relatively small and focuses on a specific VA population, so results may not generalize. Technical or usability issues could limit effectiveness.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

306 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2021

Finished

Dec 2024

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient in the Infectious Diseases clinic at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX, with HIV infection * At least 18 years of age * Able to speak English * Able to consent to the use of VVC Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to use or consent to use VVC, due to either significant physical or mental disability * Incarcerated (though MEDVAMC does not generally provide care for prisoners)

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HIV

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

    Houston, Texas, 77030-4211, United States

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