Secret shoppers test if HIV stigma training works

NCT ID NCT06975176

Not yet recruiting Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Minnesota Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a multi-day training program can reduce stigma that doctors in Vietnam show toward people with HIV and men who have sex with men. Researchers will send trained actors ("standardized patients") to clinics to pose as real patients and measure how doctors treat them. The goal is to see if the training leads to fairer care, such as offering syphilis tests equally to all patients.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Stigma reduction training program
What this could lead to: If successful, this training could provide a proven way to reduce discrimination against people with HIV and sexual minorities in healthcare settings.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral study in one country (Vietnam) with 155 providers, so results may not apply elsewhere. The training's real-world impact depends on clinic adoption.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

AIDS HIV infectious disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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

HIV

Contacts and locations

Locations

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

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