Specialized HIV clinics: a new strategy to beat the virus?
NCT ID NCT07747987
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study in Zambia evaluates whether dedicated 'viremic clinics'—where people with HIV who have high viral loads receive extra support from a team of healthcare providers—can improve viral suppression. The trial includes 548 participants aged 15 and older who have been on first-line antiretroviral therapy for at least 6 months. Researchers will measure viral suppression after 3 months and identify barriers and facilitators to success.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- additional support
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could improve viral suppression rates and inform better HIV care models in resource-limited settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a programmatic evaluation, not a randomized controlled trial, so results may be influenced by other factors and may not be generalizable.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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548 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- 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 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: * RoCs will be included if they are aged 15 years and above , * Started first line ART before March 2020 * on ART at least 6 months of continuous ART treatment * With complete medical records in smart care, HVL registers and enrolled with HVL RoCs and active Inclusion criteria for IDIs: * RoCs in the qualitative evaluation clinics * Aged \>15 years old * having received EAC in the past 6 months. Inclusion criteria for FGDs : \- Health care workers involved in the care of those who are not virally suppressed (treatment supporters, EAC counselors, professional healthcare workers) Exclusion Criteria: \- ROCs\< 15 years,
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CIDRZ
Lusaka, 10101, Zambia
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