Can a simple support program keep HIV-positive moms healthy?
NCT ID NCT05841797
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested whether screening pregnant women with HIV for their risk of dropping out of care, then offering tailored support (counseling sessions in person or by phone), could help them stay in treatment and keep the virus under control. The study involved 120 women in Kisumu County, Kenya, and measured retention and viral suppression up to 6 months after birth. The goal is to find a practical way to improve health for mothers and babies in low-resource settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (Program Management Plus, delivered in-person or by phone)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help pregnant women with HIV stay in care and keep the virus under control, reducing health risks for mothers and babies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (120 participants) in one region of Kenya, so results may not apply elsewhere. The intervention is behavioral, not a new drug, so it won't cure HIV.
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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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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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15 years and older
- 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: * Pregnant woman living with HIV attending an ANC clinic in Kisumu County, on/initiating ART * At least 15 years of age * At least 20 weeks estimated gestational age * At moderate or critical risk of the combined outcome of treatment disengagement or viral failure according to the risk calculator * Access to a cell phone (for those who share phones, have disclosed their HIV status to whomever individuals share the phone with. Exclusion Criteria: * Imminent plans of suicide and severe impairment due to severe mental, neurological or substance use disorders * Less than 15 years of age * Less than 20 weeks estimated gestational age or not currently pregnant * Not HIV-infected at time of first ANC visit
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kenya Medical Research Institute
Nairobi, Kenya
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