The Coach Mpilo Study: Evaluation of a Peer-led Intervention to Promote Engagement in HIV Care for Men Living With HIV
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Conditions studied: HIV
In brief
Developed in South Africa using extensive input from community members and healthcare professionals, Coach Mpilo is a peer support intervention that was designed to improve health outcomes for men living with HIV. Coach Mpilo engages men living with HIV as coaches who provide support to their peers and help them address psychosocial barriers in accessing and staying in HIV care. The peers employed by Coach Mpilo provide individualized assistance to men who are struggling with medication adherence and clinic visits, focusing on specific barriers ranging from knowledge about the benefits of HIV treatment, stigma, mental health, and social isolation. Through a randomised control trial, this project will (1) determine the impact of the Coach Mpilo intervention on retention in HIV care, viral suppression, HIV treatment adherence, mental health, HIV stigma, and economic status; (2) identify populations of men who may not benefit from the intervention and require alternative support; and (3) assess the intervention's cost-effectiveness.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07564193
- Run by
- University of Cape Town
- People needed
- 800
- Starts
- 2026-05-11
- Expected to finish
- 2027-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Male (cisgender or transgender);
- aged ≥18 years;
- previously receiving HIV care at the study clinic;
- missed their most recent ART (antiretroviral therapy) clinic appointment by >28 days;
- not planning to relocate to another region within the next 12 months;
- able and willing to provide informed consent;
- not currently taking ART
You may not qualify if…
- not meeting inclusion criteria
Where it is running
- Multisite study with several health care facilities — Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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