Can video chats with peer coaches help young HIV patients stay on track?
NCT ID NCT04499781
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a program where Black and Hispanic young adults (ages 18-29) with HIV used video calls to talk with trained peer health coaches. The goal was to help them take their HIV medication regularly and lower the amount of virus in their blood. The program included eight weekly sessions and was compared to a web-based education group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer health coaching via videoconferencing
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could help young adults with HIV stay on their medication and keep the virus under control.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention relies on self-report and may not lead to lasting changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 29 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion criteria for participation in this study are: * HIV seropositive status (perinatally and behaviorally infected youth) * Ages 18-29 years * English speaking * Currently being prescribed an antiretroviral treatment regimen * Evidence of virologic failure or (detectable quantitative HIV serum viral load\>200 copies/ml) * No neuro-cognitive deficits which would impede participation in videoconferencing sessions or completion of study measures
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jacobi Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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