New strategy aims to boost HIV viral suppression in young people
NCT ID NCT06886971
First seen Feb 04, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called SAVVY that helps young people with HIV choose their preferred antiretroviral therapy (ART) and overcome barriers to getting it. The program includes counseling and a decision-support tool. Researchers will enroll 288 participants to see if this approach increases the number who achieve viral suppression (HIV levels below 20 copies/mL).
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Johns Hopkins University
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What this could mean
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Active substance
behavioral intervention (CHOICE counseling and HIV-ASSIST decision-support tool)
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could help more young people with HIV achieve and maintain viral suppression, reducing individual and public health risks.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage behavioral study with no direct drug testing; results may not generalize to all youth or settings, and viral suppression depends on many factors beyond the intervention.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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