New app aims to boost HIV medication adherence in Spanish-Speaking communities
NCT ID NCT05398185
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a mobile app called WiseApp along with a smart pill dispenser to help Spanish-speaking people with HIV take their medication regularly. About 248 participants from New York City and the Dominican Republic will use the app for 12 months. The goal is to see if the app improves medication adherence and health outcomes like CD4 count and viral load.
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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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241 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Able to speak, read, and write in Spanish; * Aged ≥18 years; * Willing to participate in any assigned arm of the intervention; * Have an HIV-1 RNA level \>50 copies/mL; * Own a smartphone (DR participants who are eligible but without access to a smartphone will get one as part of the study at the time of enrollment); and * Ability and willingness to provide informed consent for study participation and consent for access to medical records. Exclusion Criteria: * Reside in a nursing home, prison, and/or receiving in-patient psychiatric care at time of enrollment; * Terminal illness with life expectancy \<6 months; * Planning to move out of the area in the next 12 months; * A cognitive state minimum score measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) to ensure participants are oriented to time and place. * Spouses/partners may not enroll in this study. The study will be limited to only 1 person from the same family/domestic household.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinica de Familia La Romana
La Romana, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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