Video counseling boosts HIV med adherence in teens, trial tests
NCT ID NCT07064785
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a video-based counseling program for adolescents living with HIV in Malawi. About 1,800 teens and their treatment supporters will either receive the video intervention or standard care. The goal is to see if the videos help teens take their medication regularly and achieve viral suppression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- video-based adherence counseling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable way to help adolescents with HIV stay on treatment and achieve viral suppression.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a new drug or cure. Success depends on engagement and may not work in all settings. The trial is still ongoing, so results are not yet known.
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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 1,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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10 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Adolescents Inclusion Criteria: * 10-19 years of age * In care at the health facility * Aware of their HIV status * Provide informed consent (if aged 18+ years) or assent and guardian informed consent (if aged 10-17 years). * Exclusion Criteria: if their ability to provide informed consent or assent is impaired Treatment supporters Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years old * named as a treatment supporter of an adolescent study participant * willing to provide informed consent for oneself * Exclusion Criteria: if their ability to provide informed consent is impaired
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Balaka District Hospital
Balaka, Malawi
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Balaka OPD Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Chamba Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Chiendausiku Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Chikweo Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Gawanani Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Kalembo Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Kawinga Dispensary
Machinga, Malawi
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Kwitanda Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Machinga Disctrict Hospital
Machinga, Malawi
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Machinga Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Mangamba Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Mbera health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Mbonechela Dispensary
Machinga, Malawi
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Mkwepere Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Mpiri Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Mposa Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Namandanje Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Namanja Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Namanolo Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Nandumbo Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Nayinunje Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Nayuchi Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Ngokwe Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Nsanama Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Ntaja Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Nthorowa Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Nyambi Health Centre
Machinga, Malawi
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Phalula Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Phimbi Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Ulongwe Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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Utale 2 Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
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