Teens with HIV get boost from phone apps and peer helpers in nigeria
NCT ID NCT04950153
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program that combined mobile health tools and peer support to help 541 Nigerian adolescents with HIV stick to their treatment and keep the virus under control. Participants were already on antiretroviral therapy and received the program for up to 48 weeks. The goal was to see if this approach could improve viral suppression rates across multiple clinic sites.
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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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541 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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 to 24 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Living with HIV infection * Registered in the study clinics or their satellite clinics * On antiretroviral therapy (ART) for at least 3 months * Intention to remain a study clinic patient during the study observation and intervention period Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent * Youths who are 15 years old and not emancipated, who do not have parental consent
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jos University Teaching Hospital
Jos, Nigeria
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Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
Lagos, Nigeria
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Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Lagos, Nigeria
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Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR)
Lagos, Nigeria
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Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital
Sagamu, Nigeria
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University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
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