N/A
Completed N=84
The Treatment Ambassador Program: A Pilot Intervention to Increase Treatment Initiation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03099707 ↗Enrolled (actual)
84
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Dec 2021
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Participants With Treatment Initiation at 3 Months After Study Enrollment — 1; 5 Participants — p=0.105
Summary
This study will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the Treatment Ambassador program - a peer-supported intervention targeting individuals living with HIV who have not started on treatment within at least 3 months of testing.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants With Treatment Initiation at 3 Months After Study Enrollment |
1; 5 | 0.105 |
| SECONDARY HIV-1 RNA Suppression at 6 Months Post-enrollment |
— | — |
| SECONDARY CD4 |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Intervention Acceptability |
25 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants With Intervention Feasibility |
0; 37 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Adults living with HIV who are 18 years and older, who have not initiated ART within 3 months of learning their status
- ART naïve,
- Live within 60 km the testing center (due to prohibitive costs of following participants to remote locations);
- English or Xhosa speaking; and
- Eligible for treatment under current South Africa guidelines
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to provide informed consent (e.g., due to intoxication or mental incapacity,
- Persons less than 18 years of age,
- Women who report current pregnancy at the time of consent. We are choosing to not include pregnant women in this study, because the study's recruitment site refers pregnant clients to more specialized care facilities that may better suit their needs.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03099707). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.