New program aims to protect ugandan mothers and babies from HIV during pregnancy
NCT ID NCT06746675
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a counseling program called Healthy Families PrEP for HIV-negative women in rural Uganda who are planning pregnancy or recently gave birth. The program provides information and support to help women take daily PrEP pills to prevent HIV. Researchers will enroll 660 women and measure how many start and continue PrEP, especially during pregnancy and after birth, to reduce HIV transmission to mothers and children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Healthy Families PrEP counselling intervention (behavioral intervention to promote PrEP use)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, community-based way to reduce HIV infections among women and their babies during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug; its success depends on women's willingness and ability to take PrEP consistently. The trial is not yet recruiting and results may not apply to other settings.
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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 660 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2032
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.
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years and ≤45 years * Willing and able to participate in the informed consent process * HIV-uninfected by self-report, but have indications for HIV prevention strategies, such as having a partner living with HIV or who they think may be living with HIV * Reporting pregnancy in the past 2 years, and/or desire to have a child in the next year, and/or have a partner who desires to a child in the next year * Fluent in English or local language * Living within 60km of a healthcare center included in the trial * HIV Negative (onsite rapid testing) Exclusion Criteria: * Not reporting pregnancy in the past 2 years * Does not report personal or partner desire to have a child in the next year * Not willing to provide informed consent * Not able to communicate in English or local language * Does not report pregnancy in the past 2 years and/or does not report personal or partner desire to have a child in the next year * Not able to communicate in English or local language * Living beyond 60km of the trial healthcare center * HIV-positive (onsite rapid testing)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara, Uganda
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