# Behavioural Text Messages to Improve Retention in Care in South Africa

> **NCT05010291** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Pennsylvania** · enrollment: 1541 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- HIV/AIDS

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Standard of Care (SOC) text message reminder to attend clinic appointment
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Loss aversion framed text message reminder to attend clinic appointment
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Social norms framed text message reminder to attend clinic appointment
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Altruism framed text message reminder to attend clinic appointment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05010291
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-08-05
- **Primary completion:** 2021-12-07
- **Final completion:** 2021-12-07
- **Target enrollment:** 1541 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-07-20

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05010291

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05010291, "Behavioural Text Messages to Improve Retention in Care in South Africa". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05010291. Licensed CC0.

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