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| 4UH3HD096926-03 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| Name | Class |
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| University of Cape Town | OTHER |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | NIH |
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This is a cluster-randomized trial designed to compare the effectiveness of the CombinADO strategy versus optimized standard of care (SOC) on viral suppression, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and retention in HIV care among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) ages 10 to 24 years attending participating health facilities. Clinics are the units of intervention allocation and randomization. The control condition will be implemented at all facilities (n=12) participating in the trial. The enhanced intervention condition will be superadded to this at a randomly selected half (n=6) of facilities. The goal of this study is to learn whether an enhanced, tailored intervention helps AYAHIV do better with their HIV care (take their medications, stay in care) than the usual care that they receive.
HIV burden among adolescents and young people worldwide is substantial, with an estimated 1.7 million adolescents aged 10-19 years living with HIV in 2019, and 460,000 adolescents aged 15-24 newly infected reported in the same year. Adolescent girls continue to be disproportionately affected, accounting for 56% of new infections worldwide. With increased availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART), pediatric mortality has decreased and healthcare workers (HCW) are now challenged to meet the complex needs of the large number of surviving youth who must cope with HIV as a chronic, highly stigmatized, and transmittable illness. There are 1.8 billion people between ages 10 and 24 and it is projected that the number of people <20 years will double by 2030. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), youth aged 10-24 years comprise 30-35% of the countries' population. Failure to prevent new HIV infections among adolescents will result in increased numbers of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAHIV) who will strain health and social service systems as they transition to adulthood.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Enhanced Standard of Care | Active Comparator | To be implemented at all 12 clinic sites, includes a set of interventions aimed at optimizing the national standard of care (billboards/posters and radio shows, healthcare worker training, one-stop adolescent and youth friendly services, information/motivation walls, pill containers and tools to be used by clinic staff during clinical visits) |
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| CombinADO Strategy | Experimental | To be implemented at 6 randomly selected clinic sites, includes all interventions in the "Enhanced Standard of Care" arm plus five additional intervention components, including 1) Mental health screening and linkage to adolescent-focused mental health support, 2) peer navigation support, 3) an informational video, 4) peer support groups for AYAHIV and 5) support groups for caregivers of AYAHIV |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Radio Ads | Behavioral | Engaging radio mini shows that address community stigma and medical literacy through busting common myths with humor and building empathy with heartfelt storytelling. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYAHIV) with viral suppression (Viral load <50 copies/ml) | Viral suppression among AYAHIV at intervention versus control sites | 12 months post intervention implementation |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of eligible adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYAHIV) attending clinic in a 90 day window from end of intervention implementation, as assessed at 12 months post intervention. | Retention in HIV care & treatment among AYAHIV at intervention versus control sites | 12 months post intervention implementation |
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Adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAHIV):
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Has an acute medical condition requiring immediate medical care
Caregivers of AYAHIV:
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthcare Workers (HCW) and Key Informants (KI):
Inclusion Criteria:
For all study participants (AYAHIV, caregivers, HCW and KI):
Exclusion Criteria:
Any other condition, including but not limited to alcohol or substance abuse and uncontrolled medical condition and/or allergies, that, in the opinion of the study team, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives would make the patient unsuitable for the study or unable/unwilling to comply with the study requirements.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Elaine J Abrams, MD | ICAP at Columbia University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cs 1 de Maio | Nampula | Mozambique | ||||
| Cs 25 Setembro |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41029606 | Derived | Mogoba P, Falcao J, Tolla T, Zerbe A, De Gusmao EP, Myer L, Abrams EJ. A qualitative evaluation of stakeholder perspectives on the implementation of HIV services within adolescent and youth-friendly services for the youth in Nampula, Mozambique. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Sep 30;25(1):1229. doi: 10.1186/s12913-025-13414-0. | |
| 37280638 | Derived | Mogoba P, Lesosky M, Mukonda EE, Zerbe A, Falcao J, Zandamela R, Myer L, Abrams EJ. Positive attitudes toward adoption of a multi-component intervention strategy aimed at improving HIV outcomes among adolescents and young people in Nampula, Mozambique: perspectives of HIV care providers. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jun 6;23(1):582. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09630-1. |
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As required by study funder, de-identified, archived data will be transmitted to and stored at NICHD's Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) for use by other researchers including those outside of the study. Permission to transmit data to DASH will be included in the informed consent signed by all study participants. This data will only be shared after the end of the study.
Within one year after end of the study
When the study is completed, access to study data will be provided through NICHD's DASH repository. Researchers seeking to access data stored in DASH will need to follow pre-specified requirements around data access requests.
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A cluster-randomized trial to compare the effectiveness of the CombinADO strategy versus optimized standard of care (SOC) on viral suppression, ART adherence and retention in HIV care among AYAHIV ages 10-24yrs attending participating health facilities. Clinics are the units of intervention allocation and randomization. The control condition will be implemented at all facilities (n=12) participating in the trial. The enhanced intervention condition will be superadded to this at a randomly selected half (n=6) of facilities.
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| Community Sensitization Campaign | Behavioral | Large-scale, infographic billboards and posters located in public areas and secondary schools to address stigma, medical literacy and promote community support for AYAHIV. |
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| Informational Posters | Behavioral | Large-scale, infographic posters located in clinic waiting areas to normalize HIV and build confidence in treatment. |
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| Motivation Walls | Behavioral | Interactive, patient-generated posters located in the consultation room where patients can post words and phrases about themselves and their futures. |
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| Pill Container | Other | A discreet pill container to support ART adherence. |
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| CombinADO-specific training for healthcare workers | Other | Comprehensive in-service training for healthcare workers focused on the needs of adolescents and young adults living with HIV |
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| One Stop Shop Model of Care | Other | Model of care that allows adolescents and young adults living with HIV to access a complete set of services, including HIV care, in one central location. |
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| Treatment Toolkit | Other | A guide to clinic visits and discussions on ART and viral load monitoring to help healthcare workers better communicate with patients. |
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| Self-reflection Kit | Other | A simple handout for healthcare workers to help patients reflect on their ART progress and understand the concept of viral load as a measure of ART success. |
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| Peer Support | Behavioral | Peer exposure to examples of adolescents and young adults openly living with HIV (AYAHIV) and; opportunities to share their experiences with HIV in one-on-one interactions with other AYAHIV during clinic visits. |
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| Informational and motivational Video | Behavioral | An informational and motivational video that in simple language with engaging graphics that a) demystifies and simplifies HIV, ART, and viral load and; b) emphasizes that people can live long, healthy lives. |
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| Support groups- caregivers of adolescents and young adults living with HIV | Behavioral | A learning, support, and empowerment group for caregivers of adolescents and young adults living with HIV (AYAHIV). Through monthly gatherings, the program aims to foster confidence, and equip caregivers with strategies to support AYAHIV adherence journey. |
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| Support groups- adolescents and young adults living with HIV | Behavioral | A peer-to-peer learning, support, and empowerment group to address loss of hope and improve medical literacy. Through biweekly gatherings, the program aims to foster belonging and confidence, equipping young people and caregivers with strategies to navigate the adherence journey. |
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| Mental health screening and linkage to adolescent-focused mental health support | Behavioral | HCWs will be trained in the use of a brief mental health screening tool focusing on depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Mental health service providers at each facility will be trained and supported to provide diagnostic and mental health support to youth with positive screens who agree to further evaluation. |
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| Self-reported adherence measured using 3-item adherence scale (mean score) |
Self-reported ART adherence among adolescents and young people living with HIV at intervention versus control sites will be measured using a three-item adherence scale. The three items include (1) an assessment of the number of days with missed ART doses in the preceding 30 days [0-30 days]; (2) a scale rating of how good a job you did taking your medicines in the preceding 30 days (never/rarely/sometimes/usually/almost always/always) and (3) a scale rating of how often you took your medicines the way you were supposed to in the preceding 30 days (very poor/poor/fair/good/very good/ excellent). For analyses using raw scores, item responses for the three adherence items will be linearly transformed to a 0-100 scale with zero being the worst adherence, and 100 representing perfect adherence. The mean of the three scores are then taken to get an equally weight aggregate scale score. An overall mean from the scores from all participants will be reported. |
| 12 months post intervention implementation |
| Proportion of participants with detectable antiretroviral (ARV) on dried blood spot (DBS) specimen | ART adherence among among adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYAHIV) at intervention versus control sites, ARV levels | 12 months post intervention implementation |
| Nampula |
| Mozambique |
| Cs Alua | Nampula | Mozambique |
| Cs Anexo Psi | Nampula | Mozambique |
| Cs Malema | Nampula | Mozambique |
| Cs Muhala Expansao | Nampula | Mozambique |
| Cs n1 Nacala Porto | Nampula | Mozambique |
| Cs Nametil | Nampula | Mozambique |
| Cs Namialo | Nampula | Mozambique |
| Cs Namicopo | Nampula | Mozambique |
| HG Marere | Nampula | Mozambique |
| HR Angoche | Nampula | Mozambique |
| 34961567 | Derived | Mogoba P, Lesosky M, Zerbe A, Falcao J, Mellins CA, Desmond C, Arnaldo C, Kapogiannis B, Myer L, Abrams EJ. The CombinADO study to assess the impact of a combination intervention strategy on viral suppression, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and retention in HIV care among adolescents and young people living with HIV: protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Dec 27;22(1):956. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05943-w. |
| ID | Term |
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| D006282 | Health Personnel |
| D000069078 | Seroconversion |
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| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
| D055633 | Immune System Phenomena |
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