Online peer support to help women with HIV stay on their HIV medicines after interpersonal violence
Addressing Trauma from Interpersonal Violence through a Web-based Peer Navigation-Social Support Intervention to Improve ART Adherence among Women
This online peer-navigation and social-support program helps adult women living with HIV who have experienced interpersonal violence keep taking their antiretroviral medications.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of California, San Diego NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (La Jolla, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11247483 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would join a randomized trial of 360 women in California and be placed into one of two groups. One group gets a four-month digital program with individual video navigation sessions, group psychoeducation modules, and access to a resource website; the other group gets a single self-care session and website access. You would complete online surveys and provide biospecimens at baseline, 4, 8, and 12 months so the team can track medication use, stress, and health results. The program was developed after a pilot showed it was feasible and acceptable.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Adult women living with HIV in California who have experienced interpersonal violence or trauma and who have trouble staying on their ART are the intended participants.
Not a fit: People not living with HIV, men, those without a history of interpersonal violence, or those who are already consistently adherent to ART are unlikely to benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could help women with HIV who have experienced interpersonal violence improve ART adherence, reduce stress-related symptoms, and increase chances of viral suppression.
How similar studies have performed: A prior pilot of the same web-based program showed feasibility, acceptability, and promising improvements in ART adherence and stress-related outcomes.
Where this research is happening
La Jolla, United States
- University of California, San Diego — La Jolla, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Stockman, Jamila Kinshasa — University of California, San Diego
- Study coordinator: Stockman, Jamila Kinshasa
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.