New Nurse-Led programs aim to keep women with HIV healthy in durban
NCT ID NCT03500172
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two nurse-led programs to help women living with HIV in Durban, South Africa, stay in care and keep the virus under control. One program provided HIV treatment through a mobile van, and the other offered personalized support from a peer. The goal was to see which approach worked better for long-term health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral interventions: nurse-led decentralized treatment program (DTP) and individualized case management (ICM)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, these programs could help more women with HIV stay in care and keep the virus under control, reducing transmission and improving health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but results may not apply to all settings. The interventions are behavioral, so success depends on individual participation and local resources.
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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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1,391 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2022
- 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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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Sells sex for goods or money as their main source of income 2. Assigned female sex at birth 3. ≥ 18 years of age 4. Living with HIV; diagnosed ≥ 6 months prior 5. Currently living in Durban 6. If on ART, initiated ≥2 months prior Exclusion Criteria: 1. Engagement in an ongoing HIV treatment research study 2. Planning on leaving Durban for more than 3 months in the following 12 months 3. Pregnant at time of enrollment 4. On a second line or third ART regimen 5. Participating in an adherence club
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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TB HIV Care
Durban, South Africa