Texts and peers could help LGBTQ+ youth beat HIV in nigeria
NCT ID NCT06190613
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program that combines peer support and text message reminders to help young LGBTQ+ people with HIV in Nigeria stay on their medication and lower their virus levels. One hundred participants aged 15-29 will receive the program for 24 weeks. The goal is to see if this approach improves treatment engagement and viral suppression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer navigation and SMS text message reminders
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a proven way to help LGBTQ+ youth with HIV stay engaged in care and achieve viral suppression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on self-reported adherence, which can be unreliable.
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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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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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15 to 29 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * HIV seropositive * registered as a patient at one of the collaborating key population (KP)-focused community centers * male sex at birth * identify as YMSM or YTW (or report a history of sex with men) * understand and read basic English, Yoruba, or Pidgin English * intention to remain a patient at a collaborating clinic during the 24-week follow-up period * has a cellphone Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to obtain parental permission if 15 years of age and not emancipated
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Ibadan
RECRUITINGIbadan, Nigeria
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