VA study explores online health tool use among HIV-Positive veterans
NCT ID NCT03190317
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study examined how veterans with HIV use My HealtheVet (MHV), an online health portal, to manage their condition. Researchers reviewed medical records and interviewed 123 veterans to understand the impact of MHV on HIV care. The goal was to develop and test an intervention to encourage more veterans to use MHV for better self-management.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better online tools that help veterans with HIV manage their condition more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that does not test a new treatment, so it may not directly improve health outcomes. The findings may not apply to all veterans or people with HIV.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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123 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Consists of entire patient population of HIV-infected Veterans active in care at a VA Health Care System who are non-users of MHV or have used MHV.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * HIV diagnosis (determined by the presence of two outpatient HIV diagnoses or one inpatient HIV diagnosis from 10/2007 to 10/2018) Exclusion Criteria: * Children under the age of 18 * Non-English speakers * Those considered incompetent (as determined by the presence of an ICD-9/10 code for dementia or Alzheimer's)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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Manhattan Campus of the VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY
New York, New York, 10010, United States
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Orlando VA Medical Center, Orlando, FL
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-2884, United States
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VA Bedford HealthCare System, Bedford, MA
Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730-1114, United States
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VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California, 94304-1207, United States
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VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
San Diego, California, 92161, United States
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VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, North Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States
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