Can training clinics to be less stigmatizing boost HIV prevention?
NCT ID NCT07464236
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether training healthcare providers to reduce stigma can increase the use of HIV and STI prevention services, like testing and preventive medications. It will involve 8 clinics in the Mississippi Delta and track changes in how often patients receive these services. The goal is to find practical ways to make care more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PEACHES 2.0 Implementation Strategies (training and quality improvement for providers)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show effective ways to reduce stigma and increase use of HIV and STI prevention services in clinics.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (8 clinics) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on implementation, not direct patient outcomes.
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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 8 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2030
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Staff participants ("Strategy Recipients" and "Strategy Recipients") * employed at one of eight Coastal Family Health Center clinics at the time of the survey * over age 18 years old Patient participants ("Patients") * accessing sexual health services at one of eight Coastal Family Health Center clinics in the last 12 months * over 18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Staff or patients who are unable to provide informed consent (e.g., significant cognitive impairment) * Individuals currently incarcerated or in state custody * Patients whose only visits are for non-HIV, non-STI issues and who do not meet the EMR-based eligibility criteria above
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Coastal Family Health Center
Biloxi, Mississippi, 39530, United States
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