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Texts and prizes could boost HIV med adherence

NCT ID NCT06949774

Disease control Sponsor: RAND Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether daily text reminders and small prize incentives can help people with HIV take their medication on time every day. Researchers will enroll 550 adults in Uganda who recently started HIV treatment. Participants will receive text messages linking pill-taking to their daily routine, and some will be eligible for monthly prizes if they stay on track. The goal is to find a simple, cost-effective way to improve long-term medication habits and prevent drug resistance.

What this could mean

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Active substance
daily text messages and prize-based incentives
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a low-cost, scalable way to help people with HIV and other chronic diseases stay on their medication long-term.
What could go wrong
This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results depend on personal habits and may not work for everyone. The prize incentives are small and may not be enough to change behavior for all participants.

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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

About 550 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2025

Expected to finish

Oct 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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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

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Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female clients age 18 and older. * Started ART at Mildmay or another clinic within the preceding 2 months * Able to speak and understand either English or Luganda. * Have their own cell phone or have consistent access to someone else's phone. * Willing to receive daily text messages for the 6 months of intervention duration. * Willing and able to use the WisePill device distributed for adherence verification for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Not mentally fit to consent. * Language other than Luganda or English. * Not willing to consistently use the Wisepill device for adherence measurement.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AIDS Habits HIV infectious disease Medication Adherence

As listed by the trial registrant

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HABITS HIV/AIDS Medication adherence

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mildmay Uganda

    RECRUITING

    Kampala, 24985, Uganda

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