Can peer support and case management improve life for older rural HIV patients?
NCT ID NCT06269081
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests two remote programs—peer support groups and strengths-based case management—for adults aged 50+ living with HIV in rural Southern U.S. counties. The goal is to see if these programs help with viral suppression, medication adherence, quality of life, and depression. About 352 participants will take part in weekly virtual sessions over 8 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral interventions (peer support groups and case management)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide practical, scalable tools to help older rural adults with HIV stay healthy and feel better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on self-report and may not apply to all rural populations.
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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 352 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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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50 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: * Aged 50 years or greater * Living in a county with a score of .4 or higher on the index of relative rurality (IRR) * Living in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, or West Virginia * Living with HIV * Has a telephone at home * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting eligibility criteria described above
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin
RECRUITINGMilwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, United States
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