Tests community delivery of HIV medicine for newly diagnosed people
Tests delivering HIV medicines in communities to people newly diagnosed with HIV.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: HeadStART: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Community ART Delivery for People Newly Diagnosed With HIV
Key facts
- Where
- Kampala, UgandaSee the site
Where in Uganda
- Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere UniversityKampala, UgandaTaking 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?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Washington
- Trial code
- NCT06126913
- Record updated
- 9 January 2025
- Original description
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial at 12 health centers in refugee settlements in Uganda aiming to evaluate effectiveness of expansion of community antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery to people newly diagnosed with HIV in achieving HIV viral suppression.Read full original descriptionShow less
Achieving HIV Viral Suppression in Refugee Settlements in Uganda With Head StART: A Cluster Randomized Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of Community ART Delivery for People Newly Diagnosed With HIV
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial at 12 health centers in refugee settlements in Uganda aiming to evaluate effectiveness of expansion of community antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery to people newly diagnosed with HIV in achieving HIV viral suppression.
Inclusion: Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent document indicating that the subject (or a legal representative) has been informed of all pertinent aspects of the study; Subjects who are willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests, and other study procedures; Adult ≥18 years of age or mature minors or emancipated minor. Mature minors are defined as individuals 14-17 years of age who have drug or alcohol dependency or a sexually transmitted infection. Emancipated minors are defined as individuals below the age of majority (18 years) who are pregnant, married, have a child, or are self-sufficient; Tested HIV positive in the past 6 months and not already known to be HIV positive; Able to communicate in one of the following 5 study languages: Kiswahili, Runyankore, Kinyarwanda, Somali, or English; Adult ≥18 years of age or mature minors or emancipated minor; Tested HIV positive in the past 6 months and not already known to be HIV positive.
Exclusion: Pregnant and breastfeeding women; Clients deemed by the clinician(s) unfit for community-based care secondary to medical need; Concurrently enrolled in another biomedical clinical trial.