AI predicts missed HIV appointments: could save lives?
NCT ID NCT06604663
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether machine learning can predict which HIV patients are likely to miss clinic visits or have treatment failure. Researchers will give clinic workers risk alerts to help them reach out to high-risk patients. The goal is to improve retention in care and viral suppression across 80,000 patients in Kenya.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Clinical decision support system (CDSS) using machine learning algorithms
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help clinics in Africa identify patients at risk of missing appointments or failing treatment, improving HIV care and reducing viral spread.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study without a new drug or treatment. The algorithms may not work as well in real-world settings, and results may not apply to other regions.
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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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About 80,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 100 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The study will include adult patients (age 18 and over) receiving HIV care through the AMPATH program in Eldoret, Kenya. There is not a patient-level enrollment process. The primary endpoints will be summarized at the clinic level (e.g., proportion of patients who keep an appointment within 7 days of the scheduled appointment). Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AMPATH
Eldoret, Kenya
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