HIV families get boost from resilience training in new study
NCT ID NCT06340698
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether two short training sessions on resilience and medication adherence could improve the quality of life for 130 HIV-positive mothers and their children in China. The training focused on coping skills, stigma management, and communication. Researchers measured changes in mental health, resilience, and medication adherence over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- resilience and adherence behavioral training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a low-cost way to improve mental health and medication adherence for families living with HIV.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 130 participants, so results may not apply to other groups. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest or short-lived.
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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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130 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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10 to 17 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: 1. the child is HIV positive and perinatally infected, and receives HAART; 2. the biological mother of the child is HIV positive and receives HAART; 3. the mother is a primary caregiver of the child. Exclusion Criteria: 1. cannot complete the assessment due to a low education level or physical constraints; 2. have been diagnosed with another life-threatening disease (e.g., cancer); 3. have experienced a traumatic event (e.g., a severe car accident or bereavement) in the past 12 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Guangxi Center for Disease Prevention and Control
Nanning, Guangxi, 530027, China
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