Actively Recruiting
Reducing Mobility-associated Interruption in HIV Treatment in Malawi
Led by University of California, Los Angeles · Updated on 2026-01-09
400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
58 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, Los Angeles
Lead Sponsor
P
Partners in Hope, Inc.
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an intervention package designed to reduce mobility-associated interruptions in HIV treatment in people living with HIV in Malawi who are initiating or returning to antiretroviral treatment (ART) after interruption. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the intervention acceptable to healthcare workers and ART clients? * Is the intervention feasible in the context of Malawi's health system, and what are the major operational challenges, resource requirements, and implementation barriers? In addition, researchers will compare HIV treatment outcomes (specifically ART retention rates) between intervention and control groups to establish a preliminary estimate of the intervention's efficacy. Participants will complete a survey on the day of enrollment and some participants will complete an in-depth interview and/or a survey after completion of the 6-month follow-up period. Facilities assigned to the intervention group will receive the full package of interventions (training on mobility-specific counseling for counsellors, access to a toll-free hotline for clients and healthcare workers, and training on multi-month dispensing for providers), while facilities assigned to the control group will provide standard of care.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Reducing Mobility-associated Interruption in HIV Treatment in Malawi
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 15 years of age or older
- Living with HIV
- Attending ART clinic to initiate ART for the first time, per self-report
- Attending ART clinic to re-initiate care after missing a refill appointment by more than 28 days
You will not qualify if you...
- Attending ART clinic on behalf of someone else (guardian)
- Attending ART clinic only to obtain an emergency refill
- Attending ART clinic for routine refill without a recent interruption in treatment of 28 days or more
- Transferring into study facility without a preceding treatment interruption of 28 days or more
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Partners in Hope
Lilongwe, Malawi
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Marguerite Thorp, MD, MPA/ID
CONTACT
K
Kathryn Dovel, PhD, MPH
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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