New pilot aims to keep HIV patients on track despite mobility challenges
NCT ID NCT07329166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a support package for people with HIV in Malawi who start or restart antiretroviral therapy (ART). The package includes mobility counseling, a toll-free hotline, and multi-month medication dispensing. Researchers want to see if this approach is acceptable to patients and healthcare workers, and if it helps reduce treatment interruptions. About 400 participants will be enrolled, with some clinics offering the package and others providing standard care.
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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 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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15 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. 15 years of age or older 2. Living with HIV 3. Attending ART clinic to initiate OR re-initiate care: 1. Initiate: initiating ART for the first time, per self-report 2. Re-initiate: returning to care after missing a refill appointment by \>28 days Exclusion Criteria: 1. Attending ART clinic on behalf of someone else (i.e. guardian) 2. Attending ART clinic only to obtain emergency refill 3. Attending ART clinic for a routine refill without a recent \>=28 days interruption in treatment 4. Transferring in to study facility without a preceding interruption in treatment of \>=28 days
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Partners in Hope
RECRUITINGLilongwe, Malawi
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