Peer-led education and counseling for tuberculosis and HIV in Uganda
Tests peer-led tuberculosis education and counseling in adults with tuberculosis, with or without HIV.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Peer-led Implementation of TB-HIV Education and Adherence Counseling in Uganda
Key facts
- Where
- Kampala, UgandaSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults in Uganda who have started tuberculosis (TB) treatment, with or without HIV. It tests peer-led TB education and counseling.
- Age
- 18 years or older
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Tuberculosis registered as a new case, relapse, treatment failure, or previously lost to follow-up, on the clinic's TB Treatment Register
- Earlier treatment
- Must be invited to take part within 30 days of starting TB treatment
Main reasons for not taking part
- Possible or confirmed drug-resistant TB
- Transferring TB care into the clinic from another facility
- Living more than 40 km (25 mi) from the clinic
- Not able to give informed consent because of lacking mental capacity
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Where in Uganda
- WalimuKampala, UgandaContact: J. Lucian Davis, MD, MASTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- Yale University
- Trial code
- NCT05917210
- Record updated
- 20 March 2026
- Original description
This cluster-randomized trial in Uganda will evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel, peer-led TB education and counseling strategy to improve outcomes among persons with tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV/AIDS and assess the social-behavioral mechanisms underlying the observed treatment effects.Read full original descriptionShow less
Peer-led Implementation of TB-HIV Education and Adherence Counseling in Uganda
This cluster-randomized trial in Uganda will evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel, peer-led TB education and counseling strategy to improve outcomes among persons with tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV/AIDS and assess the social-behavioral mechanisms underlying the observed treatment effects.
Inclusion: Age ≥18 years; Registered as a new, relapse, treatment failure, or previously lost-to-follow-up; TB case according to the on-site NTP TB Treatment Register; Screened and invited to participate within 30 days of TB treatment initiation.
Exclusion: Diagnosed with possible or confirmed drug-resistant TB; Transferring TB care into the clinic from an off-site facility; Residing >40 km from the enrolling clinic; Lacking mental capacity to provide informed consent.