Zambia study aims to improve HIV care delivery
NCT ID NCT05902572
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at different ways to deliver HIV treatment in Zambia to see which methods work best for patients and clinics. Researchers will survey over 8,000 patients and healthcare providers at 12 health facilities. The goal is to help policymakers make better decisions about HIV care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 8,280 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Clients using the Zambian public health system and providers employed by that system.
- Ages
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18 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: Inclusion criteria for the time and motion study are: * Patient-facing or patient-supporting service provider at the study site (patient-supporting providers include data clerks, pharmacists, etc.) * Directly or indirectly involved in the site's implementation of ART and DSD models * Employed in current role at the study site for at least six months * Provides written informed consent to participate Inclusion criteria for provider interviews are: * Direct or indirect service provider at the study site (indirect providers include supervisors, technical advisors, etc.) * Directly or indirectly involved in the site's implementation of ART and DSD models * Employed in current role at the study site for at least six months * Provides written informed consent to participate. Inclusion criteria for the patient survey are: * Living with HIV and on ART for at least six months at the study site * ≥ 18 years old (18 and older considered adult for research purposes in Zambia) * Enrolled in a specified model of care (including conventional care) up to the target number of participants for that model and have received at least one medication refill under this model * Provide written informed consent to participate. Inclusion criteria for the testing survey are: * Undergoing HIV testing at the study site or other testing site within the catchment area * ≥ 18 years old (18 and older considered adult for research purposes in Zambia) * Provide written informed consent to participate. Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion criteria for the time and motion study are: ● None. Exclusion criteria for provider interviews are: ● None. Exclusion criteria for the patient survey are: * Unable to communicate in any of the languages into which the questionnaire has been translated or that is known to the research assistant * Not physically, mentally, or emotionally able to participate in the study, in the opinion of the investigators or study staff. * Unwilling to take the time required to complete the questionnaire on the day of consent. Exclusion criteria for the testing survey are: * Unable to communicate in any of the languages into which the questionnaire has been translated or that is known to the research assistant * Not physically, mentally, or emotionally able to participate in the study, in the opinion of the investigators or study staff. * Unwilling to take the time required to complete the questionnaire on the day of consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinton Health Access Initiative-Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
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