Community health workers may be key to helping black patients with HIV achieve lasting viral control
NCT ID NCT04663152
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether community health workers (CHWs) can help Black people with poorly controlled HIV achieve long-term viral suppression. CHWs provide support through weekly phone calls, home visits, and clinic accompaniment for three months. The study enrolls 10 Black adults in Miami-Dade with a recent viral load over 200. It aims to see if this personal, mobile approach improves medication adherence and viral control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Community health worker support (phone calls, home visits, clinic accompaniment)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a practical way to improve HIV control and reduce health disparities in Black communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (10 people) focused on feasibility, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral and may not work for everyone.
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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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Ages 18 years or older * Miami-Dade Resident at time of enrollment * self-identify as Black * Viral load \> 200 mL within the last 6-months (VL must be verified via electronic medical record or lab report prior to enrollment) Exclusion Criteria: * Any other condition(s) that the treating clinician determines would limit participant from meaningful study participation.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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