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NCT06035445Active, not recruiting

Support for Adolescents Living With HIV in South Africa

Interactive Transition Support for Adolescents Living With HIV Comparing Virtual and In-person Delivery Through a Stepped-wedge Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial in South Africa

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This is a cluster randomized controlled trial determining the effectiveness of in-person or mHealth-based adolescent-friendly transition interventions compared to standard care on retention in care and viral suppression among adolescents living with HIV who have low transition readiness. Participants are adolescents living with HIV ages 15 to 19 years old in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
570 (actual)
First submitted
6 Sept 2023
Start date
2 Feb 2024
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2027
Lead sponsor
Emory University
Diseases
HIV
NCT number
NCT06035445

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 570
  • From 2 Feb 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2027
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Severe mental or physical illness preventing participation in informed consent activities

Other

  • Inability to read and/or speak English or Zulu
  • Anticipated move out of clinic area in the next 12 months

Who the study is looking for

  • Aged 15 to 19 years at enrollment
  • Living with perinatally-acquired HIV
  • Receiving ART for at least 6 months
  • Aware of their HIV status
  • Scoring low to intermediate on transition readiness assessment (intervention cohort only)
  • Profession as a healthcare provider
  • Working at one of the designated clinics
  • Involvement with adolescents before, during or after transition to adult care

Age in the registry: 15 years to 19 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
King Edward VIII Hospital
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KwaKhangelaSouth AfricaUnknown status

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