Talking it out: new study tests counseling to boost HIV treatment success
NCT ID NCT05352061
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a counseling program for people living with HIV who also face mental health challenges or substance use. The program uses one-on-one sessions to help with medication adherence, stress, and other life issues. Researchers will see if participants complete the program and improve their HIV viral control. The goal is to find better ways to support overall health in this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) counseling
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a practical counseling approach to help people with HIV stay on treatment and manage mental health challenges.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 75 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, not a medical treatment, and may not work for everyone.
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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 75 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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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: 1. Age: 18 years or older 2. HIV positive 3. Evidence of uncontrolled virus (e.g., \> 20 copies/ml) within the past 12 months as verified by medical record 4. Group 1: (Men who have sex with men (MSM) who have used stimulants within the past 4 months (approximately 10 participants))OR Group 2: transgender women (approximately 10 participants) OR Group 3: Emerging adults between the ages of 18 and 26 (inclusive; approximately 10 participants) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to provide informed consent due to severe mental or physical illness, cognitive impairment, or substance intoxication at the time of interview 2. Active untreated, unstable, major mental illness (i.e., untreated psychosis or mania) that would interfere with study participation 3. Opinion of the PI that the participant would be at risk for harm to self or others 4. Currently receiving CBT for a psychiatric disorder, or received a course of CBT in the past year.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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