Can kindness training keep HIV patients in care?
NCT ID NCT05938621
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether training health care workers in resilience and anti-stigma techniques could improve HIV care. Over 28,000 people living with HIV in Mozambique were involved. The goal was to reduce burnout and negative behavior among providers, which often leads patients to abandon treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral therapy and education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward low-cost ways to improve HIV treatment adherence and retention in care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed pilot study, not a large-scale trial. Results may not apply to other settings, and the intervention may not reduce burnout or stigma as hoped.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for HIV are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Ministry of Health
Quelimane, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Peer support may lift the cloud of loneliness for older gay men with HIV
- Can peer mentors help gay men with HIV stay in care?
- HIV and hidden health risks: a major study probes the link
- Faith-Based therapy aims to heal trauma in young women
- Bringing HIV care to the community: a new test in zambia
- Could intense workouts reverse cognitive decline in older HIV patients?