BRIDGES: An HIV Doula Program

June 17, 2026 updated by: Lunthita M. Duthely, University of Miami

BRIDGES: A Patient-Centered, Community-Informed HIV Doula Program That Supports Infant Feeding Choice

The purpose of BRIDGES (BReast and Infant feeding Doulas to address Gaps in Education and Support) is to develop, test and disseminate an HIV Doula education and support program to improve maternal/child health outcomes and reduce perinatal transmission.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

15

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami School of Medicine
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Lunthita M Duthely, Ed.D.
        • Contact:
          • VB Population Engagement Core, MA
          • Phone Number: 305-243-5800
          • Email: mCARES@miami.edu

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant and postnatal women, followed at the institutional clinic for women with HIV
  • > = 18 years old, with an HIV diagnosis
  • Pregnant or postnatal
  • Reside in South Florida
  • Able to communicate at the 6th grade level in English, Spanish or Haitian Creole.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under 18
  • Not able to read/write English, Spanish or Haitian Creole at the 6th grade level

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Doula Support Intervention
Pregnant women with HIV will receive a structured doula support intervention in addition to routine clinical care. Participants will be paired with a trained study doula who provides prenatal and postnatal support from pregnancy through 12 weeks postpartum.
Behavioral: Doula Support Intervention
A trained study doula provides behavioral support, including prenatal education, adherence support, and lactation counseling, from pregnancy through 12 weeks postpartum.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility of Enrollment into the HIV Doula Program
Time Frame: Baseline through 6 months
Percentage of eligible participants approached for participation who enroll in the HIV Doula Program
Baseline through 6 months
Acceptability of the HIV Doula Program (Participant Retention)
Time Frame: Baseline through 6 months
Percentage of enrolled participants who are retained at each protocol defined study visit during the 6-month follow-up period.
Baseline through 6 months
Uptake of the HIV Doula Program by Preferred Language
Time Frame: Baseline through 6 months
Percentage of eligible individuals approached for participation who enroll in the HIV Doula Program, stratified by participant reported preferred language.
Baseline through 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participants with Undetectable HIV Viral Load (<20 copies/mL)
Time Frame: 9 months
Percentage of participants with undetectable HIV viral load, defined as <20 copies/mL. Data is obtained from clinically collected tests as part of routine care and abstracted from participants' medical records.
9 months
Initiated Breastfeeding After Birth
Time Frame: 6 months
Percentage of participants who initiated breastfeeding after babies' birth.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Miami

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lunthita M Duthely, Ed.D., University of Miami

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

September 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 1, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 24, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 24, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20250702

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Due to confidentiality

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Pregnant HIV Positive Women

Clinical Trials on Doula Support Intervention

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Thailand

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

Subscribe