Can coaching clinics boost alcohol care for HIV patients?

NCT ID NCT05241990

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving clinics a dedicated coach helps them offer alcohol treatment to people with HIV who drink too much. The coach provides tools and guidance to support a stepped care model, which starts with brief advice and progresses to therapy or medication if needed. Researchers will track how many patients receive help and whether it leads to better HIV outcomes like medication adherence.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Practice facilitation (coaching for clinics)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that coaching clinics is an effective way to get alcohol treatment to people with HIV, potentially improving their overall health.
What could go wrong: This is an implementation study, not a test of a new drug. It focuses on how to deliver existing treatments, so it won't directly create a new cure or therapy. Results may vary by clinic.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AIDS Alcohol Drinking HIV infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ALCOHOL USE, UNSPECIFIED HIV

Contacts and locations

Locations

Fenway Community Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
University of California, San Diego
RECRUITING

San Diego, California, 92103, United States
University of North Carolina
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7215, United States

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