Can friends help stop HIV? brazil trial lets peers deliver PrEP
NCT ID NCT06661356
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether having trained peer workers deliver HIV prevention medication (PrEP) in community settings helps more young people in Brazil start and stay on PrEP compared to standard clinic care. About 1,400 youth aged 15-24 who are sexually active and not currently using PrEP will be randomly assigned to either peer-led community PrEP or usual care. The goal is to see if this approach increases PrEP use and adherence over 13 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oral PrEP (daily or event-driven)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that peer-led PrEP delivery improves HIV prevention access and adherence among young people in Brazil.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention trial, not testing a new drug. Results may not apply to other settings, and adherence depends on peer relationships.
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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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About 1,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
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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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Eligibility Criteria: * Aged 15-24 years * Candidate for HIV prevention * Sexually active * Not currently using PrEP * Willing to discuss oral PrEP * Agree to be randomized to either intervention or standard care arm Exclusion Criteria: * HIV positive test result * Not currently sexually active * Currently using PrEP
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Federal University of Bahia
Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil
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University of São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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