Can smartphone coaching help young zambians with HIV stay healthy?
NCT ID NCT06415357
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study is testing two mobile health tools—a computer-delivered program and motivational text messages—to help young adults (ages 18-24) in Zambia better manage their HIV and cut down on alcohol use. The goal is to see if these tools are easy to use and acceptable to participants. The study involves 164 people and will measure satisfaction, retention, and changes in medication adherence and drinking behavior.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mobile Healthy Choices (mHC) and Motivational Text Messaging (MTM)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a scalable, low-cost way to improve HIV self-management and reduce risky drinking among young adults in resource-limited settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage feasibility and acceptability study with no control group, so it cannot prove effectiveness. Results may not apply to other populations or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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164 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 24 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Zambian emerging adults living with HIV Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 18 and 24 years * Report visual analogue scale showing \<80% medication adherence in the last month AND problematic/risky alcohol use in the last month * Speak English, Nyanja, or Bemba Exclusion Criteria: * Have a serious cognitive or psychiatric problem that would compromise ability to provide informed consent * currently enrolled in another HIV intervention study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
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