Table 3

Schedule of evaluations for the PHACS AMP Up study

AssessmentData collection methodStudy visit
Entry (in-clinic)Year 1Year 2Year 3 (in-clinic)Year 4Year 5Year 6 (in-clinic)
Demographic and psychosocial factors
Education, employment, housingOnline survey
Healthcare usage, transition to adult clinical careOnline survey
Social support, friendships, self-efficacyOnline evaluation
Quality of lifeOnline survey
Physical activityOnline evaluation
NutritionOnline survey
Medical and neuropsychological factors
Diagnoses*Chart abstraction
MedicationsChart abstraction
Height, weight, blood pressure*Chart abstraction
Body measurementsClinic visit
Reproductive healthOnline survey
Neurocognitive functioningOnline evaluation
Mental health: depression screenInterview
Mental health: psychiatric diagnosesInterview
HearingOnline evaluation
LanguageInterview
Laboratories done for clinical careChart abstraction
Laboratory biomarkers†Clinic visit
Sexually transmitted infectionsSelf-collection
Repository samples‡Clinic visit
Behavioural factors
Sexual behaviourOnline survey
Substance useOnline survey
ART adherenceOnline survey
  • *Pregnancies, fractures, hearing problems, height and weight are also self-reported in annual online surveys.

  • †Venous lactate/pyruvate, renal biomarkers, cardiac biomarkers, fasting lipids, glucose, insulin.

  • ‡Serum and plasma (EDTA and heparin), PBMC, throat wash/gargle, saliva, urine, vaginal swab.

  • AMP, Adolescent Master Protocol; EDTA, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid; PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PHACS, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study.