Can adherence clubs keep HIV patients on track?
NCT ID NCT06554223
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new way to help people with HIV stick to their medication. Participants join an adherence club where they pick up 6 months of medicine at once and can get peer support. The goal is to see if this approach improves viral suppression and keeps people in care compared to standard clinic visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (adherence club with 6-month ART dispensing and optional peer support)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simpler, more supportive way for people with HIV to stay on treatment and keep the virus suppressed.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a new drug. Results may vary by setting, and the intervention may not work for everyone or in all communities.
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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 310 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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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: * Adults (≥18 years or age) * Living with HIV * On a dolutegravir-based first-line ART regimen * Evidence of a care gap (\>28 days late for appointment) or having a raised viral load (≥50 copies/ml) in the preceding year, either from SUSTAIN study data or from clinic records. * Able to provide full informed consent. * Willingness to comply with study procedures, including providing regular update of contact details or locator information. A purposively selected subset of 30 enrolled participants will be invited for a semi-structured, in-depth interview at (or within 2 months after) the month 24 visit (for experience and perceptions; aim 2); and 20 different participants will be invited to participate in in-depth interviews to determine acceptability and feasibility (aim 3) within the same time frame. Exclusion Criteria at Enrollment: * Clinical conditions as assessed by the ART clinicians as requiring clinic-based follow-up e.g. tuberculosis or epilepsy. * Pregnant at enrollment and requiring care in the antenatal clinic system. * Sustained retention in care (no gaps of \>28days) and viral suppression in the preceding year. * Plans to leave Cape Town permanently within the next 24 months.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Cape Town
RECRUITINGCape Town, South Africa
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