iTransition Development

The transition from pediatric/adolescent to adult-oriented care settings can be disruptive to care engagement for youth living with HIV (YLH). The objective of this trial is to pilot and evaluate effectiveness of iTransition, an mHealth intervention to improve healthcare transition (HCT) at the patient, provider, and clinic levels.It is a prospective non-randomized intervention pilot trial of subjects in Atlanta, GA and Philadelphia, PA: around 100 YLH (50 intervention and 50 historical controls), 20 providers, and 8 Transition Champions. The study duration is 12 and 18 months for YLH and provider/champions, respectively. At baseline, YLH ≥18 years planning for care transition within 6 months, and reporting consistent internet access. Providers and Transition Champions must report working with transitioning YLH at pediatric/adolescent and/or adult HIV care centers. Data measures include iTransition usage, intervention satisfaction and health surveys, interviews (select participants), and medical chart review to measure clinical outcomes. The primary clinical outcome variable, measured at the patient-level (YLH), is linkage to adult care (defined dichotomously as having one completed adult clinic appointment or not). Secondary clinical outcomes are care retention (dichotomously defined as having or not having one visit in each 6-month period) and viral suppression (\<200 copies/ml) at 1-year post-baseline visit.