Peer and family support to help people stay on HIV and opioid treatment in Johannesburg
An intervention integrating peer navigation and family engagement to improve ART and OST adherence in South Africa
The team will see if combining peer navigators with family engagement helps people who inject drugs in Johannesburg stay on HIV treatment (ART) and opioid substitution therapy (OST).
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Arizona State University-Tempe Campus NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Scottsdale, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11194429 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you join this project at the Yeoville Clinic in Johannesburg, trained peer navigators will work with you and your family to support taking HIV medicines (ART) and opioid substitution therapy (OST). The researchers will assemble evidence-based family-engaged practices and give extra training to peer navigators to deliver the combined support. They will deliver the intervention through the clinic and follow participants to track treatment adherence, retention, and viral suppression over time. This pilot builds on the clinic's existing free ART-OST program and aims to see how the new approach works in a real-world, high-need community.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people who inject drugs living with HIV in Johannesburg who are receiving or eligible for ART and OST at the Yeoville Clinic.
Not a fit: People who do not inject drugs, who live outside the clinic's catchment area, or who are unwilling to involve family members are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this approach could help more people who inject drugs stay on treatment, achieve viral suppression, and reduce harm from opioid use.
How similar studies have performed: Peer navigation and family-engaged support have shown promise in other HIV programs, but combining them specifically for people who inject drugs in South Africa is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Scottsdale, United States
- Arizona State University-Tempe Campus — Scottsdale, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Daniels, Joseph — Arizona State University-Tempe Campus
- Study coordinator: Daniels, Joseph
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.