Clinical trials: HIV Stigma
Safer Sex
A Group-level Intervention to Reduce HIV/STI Risk for Women Who Have Sex With Women in Calgary and Toronto
The limited research that exists suggests that lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women are at similar risk for sexually transmitted infections (STI) as heterosexual women.
- Trial name
- NCT02067845
- Testing
- Adapted Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) group level intervention, A group-based HIV/STI prevention intervention for women who have sex with women
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection, HIV Prevention
Empowering Knowledge, Self-Testing & Resilience Through Innovative Methods for HIV
The goal of this study is to learn whether a digital tool can help improve HIV knowledge, self-awareness, and testing among adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection, HIV Prevention, Adolescent Health, Digital Education Interventions
- Trial name
- EKSTRIM (NCT07039682)
- Testing
- Digital HIV Education and Self-Screening (EKSTRIM Model)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Sebelas Maret
Drug Use Stigma in HIV Treatment Clinics
Addressing Drug Use Stigma in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Care and Treatment Clinics in Tanzania
The goal of this study is to adapt and pilot an effective health facility HIV stigma-reduction intervention to address drug use stigma in human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Care and Treatment clinics (CTCs) in Tanzania, a barrier…
- Trial name
- NCT04863898
- Testing
- Drug-use stigma reduction intervention for HIV care and treatment clinic staff
- Where
- 7 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Bisexuality, Homosexuality
Skills to Empower Affirmative Men
Participants are Vietnamese national. Over the course of the study activities, approximately 184 self-identified Vietnamese national gay and bisexual men ages 18 and above living in HCMC, Viet Nam, as well as 10 key informants…
- Conditions
- Bisexuality, Homosexuality, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- VINA STEAM (NCT05732675)
- Testing
- "VINA STEAM" (Skills to Empower Affirmative Men)
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
HIV, Stigma
Promoting Reductions in Intersectional StigMa (PRISM) - GHANA
HIV prevalence among men with have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana is at least eight times higher than that of the general population (2%).
- Trial name
- NCT04108078
- Testing
- Health Policy Plus (HP+), Many Men Many Voices (3MV), HIV Education, Empathy and Empowerment (HIVE3)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Mother to Child Transmission, Pregnancy in Adolescence
Digital Intervention to Address Stigma Among Pregnant Adolescents Living With HIV
Pregnant adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Kenya frequently experience stigma and difficulty telling a family member about their HIV and pregnancy status.
- Conditions
- Mother to Child Transmission, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Social Stigma, Self Disclosure
- Trial name
- NCT05383755
- Testing
- Digital intervention for pregnant adolescents living with HIV
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
HIV, Substance Use
Couples Health CoOp Plus
This study addresses HIV prevention and treatment for young couples living in Cape Town, South Africa, through a comprehensive biobehavioral multilevel approach-the Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+).
- Conditions
- HIV, Substance Use, Stigma, Social
- Trial name
- CHC+ (NCT05310773)
- Testing
- Community Stigma Awareness and Education Workshop, Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 962 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Stigma, Social
Mitigating Sexual Stigma Within Healthcare Interactions Improve Engagement of MSM in HIV Prevention
The purpose of this study is to explore drivers and mitigators of anal sex stigma in healthcare, and then to develop and pilot an intervention for health workers that mitigates the deterrent effects of this stigma on the…
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Stigma, Social, Patient Engagement
- Trial name
- NCT04779736
- Testing
- A set of implementation strategies to reduce sexual stigma
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cervical Cancer, HPV
Elimisha HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
This research study aims to develop a stigma-responsive educational intervention which includes simplified scripts that provide clear messages about HPV and video aimed at addressing fears and misperceptions from a peer…
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer, HPV, HIV, Stigma
- Trial name
- NCT05736588
- Testing
- Elimisha HPV
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 963 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Thailand HIV and Stigma Reduction Study
This project will develop a multi-component, technology-delivered intervention designed to reduce HIV and intersectional stigma and improve the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among HIV-negative Thai vulnerable…
- Trial name
- NCT06576648
- Testing
- Mobile Healthy Choices (mHC), Finding Respect and Ending Stigma around HIV (FRESH), Standard PrEP Counseling
- Where
- 3 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Undiagnosed HIV Infection, Populations That Are Reluctant to Test for HIV
Expanded Social Network Recruitment to HIV Testing (E-SNRHT) Intervention to Locate Undiagnosed Cases and Reduce HIV-related Stigma
In South Africa's large generalized HIV epidemic, male-to-female transmission comprises a large proportion of transmission events, but men are much less likely to seek HIV testing, and disproportionately remain undiagnosed.
- Conditions
- Undiagnosed HIV Infection, Populations That Are Reluctant to Test for HIV, Long-term Undiagnosed HIV Infection, Individuals With Newly-diagnosed HIV Infection
- Trial name
- E-SNRHT (NCT06857071)
- Testing
- Expanded Social Network Recruitment to HIV Testing (E-SNRHT) Intervention
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
HIV Infections
The Feasibility of Using a General Health Screen to Increase HIV Testing in Community Pharmacies
The purpose of this study is to see if offering a general health screening tailored towards high-risk groups (African immigrants, injection drug users (IDUs), and minority men who have sex with men (MSM)) will increase human…
- Trial name
- NCT01751100
- Testing
- HIV Test Offer, General Health Screen Offer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Bronx Healthcare Network
HIV Prevention
Reducing Intersectional Stigma Among High-Risk Women in Brazil to Promote Uptake of HIV Testing and PrEP
This is a randomized controlled trial of a multi-level intervention to prevent HIV acquisition among transgender women (N=400) in São Paulo, Brazil.
- Trial name
- PRISM Brazil (NCT04114955)
- Testing
- Manas por Manas
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
HIV Infection, HIV
#AWARE.HIV Europe: Supporting Healthcare Professionals to Find Undiagnosed HIV in European Hospitals: An Effectiveness-implementation Trial.
The #aware.hiv Europe study is a real-world, multicenter, stepped-wedge cluster randomized, effectiveness-implementation trial designed to evaluate whether the introduction of dedicated HIV teams in hospitals can improve HIV…
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, HIV, Stigma, Education
- Trial name
- #aware hiv (NCT06900829)
- Testing
- HIV team implementation
- Where
- 28 sites in Belgium, France and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 5,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Casper Rokx
LGBTQ, Sexual Behavior
Developing Online Interventions to Reduce Stigma-Related Stress, Sexual Health, and HIV Risk Among Young Chinese MSM
This study is a 2-arm RCT that will assess the efficacy of a culturally adapted, 10-session SGM-affirmative, internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) among young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Hunan province China.
- Conditions
- LGBTQ, Sexual Behavior, HIV Risk
- Trial name
- NCT04718194
- Testing
- ESTEEM iCBT, Self-monitoring control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
HIV, Stigma
This Trial Aims to Evaluate the Effect of Two HIV Stigma Reduction Interventions at the Health Facility Level and the Individual Level for People Struggling to Access and Remain in Care in Uganda.
The overall goal of the Ssinga Nze study ("Ssinga Nze" means "If it were me" in Luganda, the local language) is to reduce HIV-related stigma and improve access to HIV care, including antiretroviral treatment (ART) and HIV…
- Trial name
- Ssinga Nze (NCT07708519)
- Testing
- Health Policy Plus (HP+) Total Facility Approach (TFA) to Stigma Reduction, a clinic-level intervention and HIV Education, Empathy and Empowerment (HIVE3), an individual-level intervention.
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
HIV Prevention and Care
Lafiya HIV-status Neutral Study - Protocol
The primary objective of this study is to adapt and evaluate the feasibility of "Lafiya," which means "Wellness" in Hausa, a multilevel intersectional stigma \& discrimination (ISD) and HIV testing intervention, to a…
- Trial name
- NCT06312514
- Testing
- LAFIYA
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
HIV
PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis) Stigma and Women Ethnodrama Pre-Test Phase
The investigators will develop and pre-test an ethnodrama intervention designed to transform community member beliefs about and foster support of young cisgender women (YCW) using PrEP.
- Trial name
- NCT06501885
- Testing
- Ethnodrama Intervention
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
HIV/AIDS
M-Suubi: A Multi-Level Integrated Intervention to Reduce the Impact of HIV Stigma
M-Suubi, a three arm cluster randomized study will examine the effects and cost-effectiveness of a multi-level intervention on HIV viral suppression among 840 adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) enrolled in 42 secondary schools…
- Trial name
- NCT05307250
- Testing
- Multiple Family Groups for HIV stigma reduction (MFG-HIVSR) plus FEE, Multiple Family Groups for HIV stigma reduction (MFG-HIVSR) plus FEE plus Group-based stigma reduction for educators (GED-HIVSR)., Bolstered Standard of Care (BSOC)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,851 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine