Survey aims to keep HIV patients in care during critical first months
NCT ID NCT05454839
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study surveys about 1,100 adults in South Africa who have recently started or restarted HIV treatment. The goal is to understand what services and support they need to stay in care during the first six months, a time when many patients drop out. Results will help design better care models for the early treatment period.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,098 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
Adults who have initiated or re-initiated antiretroviral therapy for HIV within 6 months of study enrollment, including the same day.
- Ages
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18 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Living with HIV and on ART for 0-6 six months at the study site * ≥ 18 years old (18 and older considered adult for research purposes in South Africa) * Presented at the study site for routine HIV-related care * Provide written informed consent to participate. * For patients providing a dried blood spot specimen, initiating or re-initiating ART at the study enrollment visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to communicate in any of the languages into which the questionnaire has been translated or that is known to the research assistant * Not physically, mentally, or emotionally able to participate in the study, in the opinion of the investigators or study staff * Unwilling to take the time required to complete the questionnaire on the day of consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinton Health Access Initiative
Lusaka, Zambia
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Mhairi Maskew
Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2193, South Africa
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