Improving HIV care and treatment adherence among adolescents through social networks

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to enhance the retention and adherence of adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in care by leveraging their social networks. It involves a preparatory phase where researchers will gather data from various sources to develop a theoretical model that informs the intervention. The study will utilize social network analyses to understand how these networks impact ALWH's engagement with HIV care and treatment. Following this, participatory methods will be employed to create a tailored social support intervention, which will be piloted to assess its acceptability, feasibility, safety, and efficacy.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* reside in study area
* able to provide consent or assent
* agreeable to allowing the research team to have access to their clinic data to assess retention in human immunodeficiency virus- (HIV) care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence
* each Adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) must recruit at least one social network member to participate in the intervention with them

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Where it's running

• Wake Forest University School of Medicine
  Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States Recruiting
• Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
  Cape Town, South Africa Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Tiarney Ritchwood, PhD — Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Study coordinator: Tiarney Ritchwood, PhD
• Email: tritchwo@wakehealth.edu
• Phone: 336-713-4238

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.