Talking together: couples program helps pregnant moms with HIV stay healthy
NCT ID NCT04729413
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a counseling program for couples in Zambia to help pregnant women living with HIV stay healthy. Nearly 500 couples took part. The program aimed to improve HIV medication adherence and viral suppression through relationship strengthening.
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Study facts
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- 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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478 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Heterosexual couple in a stable relationship (defined as sleeping under the same roof at least once a week) * Relationship has lasted ≥ 6 months * Both partners live in the clinic catchment area and plan to continue residing there for at least six months * Both partners are at least 18 years of age * Both partners willing to participate in the intervention * Female partner is no more than 36 weeks pregnant * Female partner is diagnosed as HIV-positive * Severe intimate partner violence (World Health Organization definition) has not occurred within the couple in the past 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Same-sex couple * couple who does not sleep under the same roof at least once a week * Relationship has lasted \<6 months * One or both partners live outside the clinic catchment area * One or both partners plan to move outside the clinic catchment area * One or both partners are \<18 years of age * One or both partners unwilling to participate in the intervention * Female partner is greater than 36 weeks pregnant * Female partner is HIV-negative * Severe intimate partner violence (World Health Organization definition) has occurred within the couple in the past 6 months.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chipata Health Centre
Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
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