Intervention to Improve HIV Care Retention by Addressing Stigma Stigmatized Environments

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

3,771

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 1, 2021

Primary Completion Date

June 1, 2026

Study Completion Date

November 1, 2026

Conditions
HIV I Infection
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Uniform Standard of Care Counseling

Routine HIV counseling services available to patients with protocol delivered services. Three sessions of patient education monitored for protocol adherence

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Self-Regulation Skills Counseling

Mobile phone-delivered counseling grounded in Behavioral Self- Regulation Theory to improve retention in HIV care and HIV viral suppression. Counseling is delivered by lay counselors in differentiated health care context. This is a culturally tailored adaptation of CDC disseminated Phone-Delivered Support Counseling for HIV treatment Adherence.

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Self-Regulation Skills Counseling + Stigma Management

Mobile phone-delivered counseling grounded in Behavioral Self- Regulation Theory with stigma management to improve retention in HIV care and HIV viral suppression. Counseling is delivered by lay counselors in differentiated health care context with added components directly targeting stigma-related experiences and concerns.

Trial Locations (2)

30308

University of Connecticut Field Site, Atlanta

06269

University of Connecticut, Storrs

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Medical Research Council, South Africa

OTHER

lead

University of Connecticut

OTHER