Peer support program to improve health for women living with HIV

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 intervention combines acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), exercise, and social support to help women living with HIV improve their medication adherence and overall well-being. The program is delivered by trained peer navigators in community-based settings across four counties in the U.S. The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach and the sustainability of the intervention after the research concludes. Participants will engage in group sessions that focus on addressing substance use, trauma, and HIV-related challenges.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Is a woman
2. Able to read and understand English
3. Able to participate in a low intensity exercise program
4. HIV-seropositive
5. At risk substance use (any illegal or unprescribed drug), tobacco, marijuana or alcohol use (four or more drinks in one day or 8 or more in one week).
6. Reports missing more ART doses than previous months, or \> 5 in a month, or has a detectable HIV viral load
7. Experienced interpersonal violence
8. Able and willing to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Unwilling to participate in video record sessions (used to evaluate the quality of the intervention)
2. Enrolled in hospice
3. Not willing or not able to comply with study advisory board group participation agreement.

Where it's running

• UC San Diego AntiViral Research Center (AVRC)
  San Diego, California, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Maile Karris, MD — UCSD
• Study coordinator: Liliana Harkness
• Email: lir003@health.ucsd.edu
• Phone: 619-543-4753

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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.