Could sharing your HIV status help you stick to medication?

NCT ID NCT01621412

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Switzerland Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026

Summary

This study investigates whether telling others about an HIV diagnosis affects how consistently people take their HIV medications. Researchers believe that disclosure might lead to social support, which could improve adherence. The study follows 120 people with HIV who are already in an adherence program, measuring their medication use with electronic monitors over 30 and 90 days.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward ways to improve medication adherence by encouraging supportive disclosure of HIV status.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study that only looks for correlations, not cause and effect. The results may not apply to all people with HIV.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

HIV infectious disease Medication Adherence

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

HIV INFECTION

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Locations

Policlinique Médicale Universitaire

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland

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