Mobile Health Interventions for Medication Adherence Among PLWH
Status:
Withdrawn
Trial end date:
2022-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Cigarette smoking remains highly prevalent among persons living with HIV (PLWH). Quitting
smoking can have important health benefits for this population. However, PLWH have
historically had a difficult time quitting smoking. This is likely due, at least in part, to
poor medication adherence.
Poor adherence to medication is a well-documented issue among PLWH. Research shows that not
taking smoking cessation medications as prescribed can limit their treatment effectiveness.
Improving adherence to smoking cessation medications will likely increase smoking cessation
attempt success.
Mobile phone applications and behavioral interventions show promise for improving adherence
to smoking cessation medications and cessation outcomes among PLWH. Therefore, this trial
will assess 1) whether a mobile phone application is a feasible and acceptable intervention
for improving medication adherence; 2) whether use of the mobile phone app improves adherence
to varenicline; and 3) smoking cessation outcomes.