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Reducing lost to follow-up in a large clinical trial of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: the Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals and Nutrition study experience.
Sellers, Christopher J; Lee, Hana; Chasela, Charles; Kayira, Dumbani; Soko, Alice; Mofolo, Innocent; Ellington, Sascha; Hudgens, Michael G; Kourtis, Athena P; King, Caroline C; Jamieson, Denise J; van der Horst, Charles.
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  • Sellers CJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  • Lee H; Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
  • Chasela C; UNC Project, Lilongwe, Malawi Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Kayira D; UNC Project, Lilongwe, Malawi.
  • Soko A; UNC Project, Lilongwe, Malawi.
  • Mofolo I; UNC Project, Lilongwe, Malawi.
  • Ellington S; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Hudgens MG; Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  • Kourtis AP; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • King CC; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Jamieson DJ; Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • van der Horst C; Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA cvdh@med.unc.edu.
Clin Trials ; 12(2): 156-65, 2015 Apr.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25518956
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Retaining patients in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV studies can be challenging in resource-limited settings, where high lost to follow-up rates have been reported. In this article, we describe the effectiveness of methods used to encourage retention in the Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals, and Nutrition study and analyze factors associated with lost to follow-up in the study. METHODS: The Breastfeeding, Antiretrovirals, and Nutrition clinical trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of three different mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention strategies. Lower than expected participant retention prompted enhanced efforts to reduce lost to follow-up during the conduct of the trial. Following study completion, we employed regression modeling to determine predictors of perfect attendance and variables associated with being lost to follow-up. RESULTS: During the study, intensive tracing efforts were initiated after the first 1686 mother-infant pairs had been enrolled, and 327 pairs were missing. Of these pairs, 60 were located and had complete data obtained. Among the 683 participants enrolling after initiation of intensive tracing efforts, the lost to follow-up rate was 3.4%. At study's end, 290 (12.2%) of the 2369 mother-infant pairs were lost to follow-up. Among successfully traced missing pairs, relocation was common and three were deceased. Log-binomial regression modeling revealed higher maternal hemoglobin and older maternal age to be significant predictors of perfect attendance. These factors and the presence of food insecurity were also significantly associated with lower rates of lost to follow-up. CONCLUSION: In this large HIV prevention trial, intensive tracing efforts centered on reaching study participants at their homes succeeded in finding a substantial proportion of lost to follow-up participants and were very effective in preventing further lost to follow-up during the remainder of the trial. The association between food insecurity and lower rates of lost to follow-up is likely related to the study's provision of nutritional support, including a family maize supplement, which may have contributed to patient retention.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas / Fármacos Anti-HIV / Perda de Seguimento Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Prognostic_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Newborn / Pregnancy Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Infecções por HIV / Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas / Fármacos Anti-HIV / Perda de Seguimento Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Prognostic_studies Limite: Adolescent / Adult / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Newborn / Pregnancy Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article