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HIVLHIVEHEALTHYNCT02378766

Evaluation of Web-based Interventions to Support People Living With HIV in the Adoption of Health Behaviors

A study testing Website A and Website B in people with HIV, run by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) at 1 site in Canada.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based tailored intervention to support persons living with HIV (PLHIV) manage the demands inherent to their health condition, particularly as regards to the adoption of health behaviours such as being physically active, following a healthy diet and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
HIV
What is being tested?
Website A and Website B
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
750 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
Dec 2015to Apr 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • to be living with HIV
  • to be able to read and understand French or English
  • to have access to the Internet

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site

  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Evaluation of a Tailored Virtual Intervention as an Instrument of Prevention and Support to Improve the Health of PLHIV and Reduce Comorbidity Associated With HIV (MP-02-2015-5853)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based tailored intervention to support persons living with HIV (PLHIV) manage the demands inherent to their health condition, particularly as regards to the adoption of health behaviours such as being physically active, following a healthy diet and quitting smoking.

This randomized controlled trial is currently conducted entirely online at www.lhivehealthy.ca

Read the detailed description

This online randomized controlled trial with parallel-groups is conducted across Canada. Interested participants are invited to visit the study's Website at www.lhivehealthy.ca

The study's Website contains video clips explaining the study. After accepting the conditions and consenting, participants will enroll in the study by providing an email address and a pseudonym. Each participant will be validated through an email address check. After their enrolment, participants will receive a hyperlink via email to invite them to complete a baseline questionnaire.

After completing the baseline questionnaire, participants will be randomly assigned by the computer system either to an experimental group (TAVIE en santé) or to a control group (list of 5 websites).

Three and six months after the baseline questionnaire, participants will complete the online questionnaires again.

Conditions
HIV
Being tested
Website A, Website B
Keywords
tailored web-based intervention, health behavior, hiv comorbidities, online trial
Medical subject headings
Health Behavior

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Website ABehavioural

    Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to complete a web-based tailored intervention called TAVIE en santé (TAVIE : Traitement, Assistance Virtuelle Infirmière et Enseignement).

    TAVIE en santé is a web-based tailored multicomponent intervention addressing smoking cessation, physical activity and healthy eating. Each component consists of seven interactive computer sessions lasting 5-10 minutes. The sessions, hosted by a virtual nurse, aims to develop and strengthen skills required for behavior change.

  • Website BOther

    Patients assigned to this arm will be invited to consult a validated list of five predetermined websites offering information about the health behavior they chose: being physically active, following a healthy diet or quitting smoking. These websites offers reliable information and their content were validated by experts.

Study groups in NCT02378766
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Website AExperimentalPatients assigned to this arm will be invited to complete a web-based tailored intervention called TAVIE en santé.
Receives: Behavioral: Website A
Website BOtherPatients assigned to this arm will be invited to consult a validated list of five predetermined websites.
Receives: Other: Website B

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in tobacco smoking

    Measured with a single question: "In the past 7 days, have you had a smoke or even just a single puff? (0=no/1=yes)". Compared to biochemical verification (urinary cotinine test), this self-report measure has a sensitivity of 96.9% and a specificity of 93.4% (Noonan, Jiang et al. 2013) and it correlates well with biochemical validation (Velicer, Prochaska et al. 1992).

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Change in level of physical activity

    The level of physical activity will be measured through the adaptation of a procedure elaborated and validated by Godin and al. (1985, 1986). Participants will indicate, during a typical week and for each level of intensity (high, moderate, low), the frequency and the mean duration of physical activity practice.

    Measured: 6 months

  3. Change in diet quality

    Measured with the brief tool Starting The Conversation an 8-item simplified food frequency instrument (Paxton, Strycker et al. 2011) derived from a validated 54-item instrument (Jilcott, Keyserling et al. 2007). Item scores are tallied for an overall score (range of 0-16). STC is stable over time and sensitive to treatment/intervention.

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. Change in Intention regarding the adoption of the chosen health behaviour

    Intention is assessed by three items: 1) "I intend to (a: stop smoking, b: do more physical activity, c: make better choices regarding fat in my diet)" rated on a scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree; 2) "I will (a, b or c)" rated on a scale from 1 = very unlikely to 5 = very likely; 3) "the chances that I will (a, b or c) are…" rated on a scale from 1 = very low to 5 = very high. Intention item scores are tallied for an overall score (range of 3-15).

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Change in perceived control regarding the adoption of the chosen health behaviour

    Perceived control is assessed by three items : 1) "I feel that I will be able to (a: stop smoking, b: do more physical activity, c: make better choices regarding fat in my diet)" rated on a scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree; 2) "I am confident that I will succeed in (a, b or c)" rated on a scale from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree; 3) "how much control do you have over (a, b or c)?" rated on a scale from 1 = strongly uncontrollable to 5 = strongly controllable. Perceived control item scores are tallied for an overall score (range of 3-15).

    Measured: 6 months

  3. Change in attitude regarding the adoption of the chosen health behaviour

    Attitude is measured by asking participants to respond-using five 5-point adjective pairs (unpleasant/pleasant, useless/useful, bad/good, unsatisfying/satisfying, boring/interesting) to the statement linked to their chosen behavior, "Smoking cessation would be for me…" or "Doing more physical activity would be for me…" or "Making better choices regarding fat in my diet would be for me…". Attitude item scores are tallied for an overall score (range of 5-25).

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Mar 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2015
  3. Primary completionDec 2021
  4. Study completionApr 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
750 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02378766
Sponsor's protocol ID
CE 14.342
Acronym
LHIVEHEALTHY
Status last verified
Jan 2022
First submitted
17 Feb 2015
Last updated
25 Aug 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Cote J, Cossette S, Ramirez-Garcia P, De Pokomandy A, Worthington C, Gagnon MP, Auger P, Boudreau F, Miranda J, Gueheneuc YG, Tremblay C. Evaluation of a Web-based tailored intervention (TAVIE en sante) to support people living with HIV in the adoption of health promoting behaviours: an online randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Public Health. 2015 Oct 12;15:1042. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2310-4.

    PubMed 26458508

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Website A and Website B in people with HIV, run by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in tobacco smoking (time frame: 6 months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02378766, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Aug 2022.

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