Fighting stigma to fight HIV: a new program aims to keep women in care
NCT ID NCT07751978
First seen Aug 07, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called Light Inside, designed to reduce stigma for women living with HIV who use drugs. The program involves five small-group sessions that teach coping skills and communication strategies to help participants stay engaged in HIV care and adhere to their medication. The trial will measure whether participants attend HIV clinic visits and take their antiretroviral therapy as prescribed over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Light Inside, a behavioral intervention with five facilitator-led small-group sessions using cognitive-behavioral strategies to reduce stigma and improve HIV care engagement.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a practical way to help women living with HIV who use drugs stay in care and take their medication, potentially improving their health and reducing transmission.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention's success depends on participant engagement, and stigma reduction may not directly translate to improved care outcomes.
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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 100 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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Sep 2028
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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Female participants only
- 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: * Female; Age 18 years or older; * Registered in the national Medical Information System (MIS) as having received an HIV-positive diagnosis; * Registered in the MIS with injection drug use (IDU) as the probable mode of HIV transmission or with a documented history of injection drug use at any clinical visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet the inclusion criteria; * Unable to provide informed consent; * Unable to provide informed consent due to intoxication, the effects of drug use, or severe psychiatric impairment at the time of consent.
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