Moms helping moms: peer program boosts HIV care after birth
NCT ID NCT04168008
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program where pregnant women living with HIV received support from trained peers to help them stay in medical care and keep the virus under control after giving birth. The program included face-to-face sessions before and after delivery. The goal was to improve retention in HIV care and viral suppression up to one year postpartum.
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Study facts
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- 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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151 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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16 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 16 years and older * a woman living with HIV in the 2nd or 3rd trimester of pregnancy * able to provide informed consent including HIPAA authorization to access protected health information * able to read and speak English * having access to a cell phone Exclusion Criteria: * planning to relocate outside the country within the year following delivery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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MedStar Health Research Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, 10466, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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