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Integrating iSYV Within HIV Clinical Care for Youth Living With HIV in Tanzania

27 maggio 2026 aggiornato da: Duke University
Youth living with HIV (YLWH) experience mental health (MH) challenges that compromise their HIV care. Though the MH gap is well described, MH service delivery to YLWH is rare, especially in low resource settings. MH professionals are few and interventions tailored to the needs of this population are scarce. This project proposes a way to bridge the gap by streamlining the Sauti ya Vijana (SYV, The Voice of Youth) intervention redesigned to integrate into the differentiated HIV clinical care model in Tanzania. SYV is a peer-led, group-based treatment designed with and for YLWH to address their self-reported MH challenges and stressors living with HIV.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Non ancora reclutamento

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

SYV incorporates components of existing evidence-based models: Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, and Motivational Interviewing to address the needs youth described in formative interviews. Preliminary data indicates implementation success with estimated effects towards improved MH, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and a 10% greater increase in viral suppression in the intervention arm compared to standard of care. The central hypothesis here is that the new integrated "i" SYV will be acceptable, feasible, and effective to improve virologic suppression and improve retention in care. The mechanism of change is that improved MH leads to better medication adherence, viral suppression, and care engagement. The rationale is twofold: 1) Tanzania is planning to initiate MH screening in HIV clinical visits, but the MH treatment gap persists; 2) the iSYV stepped-care package could be an effective approach to support integrated MH care for YLWH. The central hypothesis will be tested in a hybrid type-2 effectiveness-implementation trial. The first aim will leverage the Fit to Context Framework, using an iterative Designing for Dissemination and Sustainability approach. Current SYV peer-group leaders with extensive experience delivering SYV will co-design the new iSYV package. The iSYV in-person sessions will be delivered by trained peer youth leaders and be aligned to the Tanzanian differentiated care model: stable youth (those fully suppressed) attend clinic every 6 months; and unstable youth (those with HIV RNA > 50 copies/mL) attend enhanced adherence counseling monthly. Youth with symptoms of MH difficulties on screening (PHQ9-depression, GAD7-anxiety, Trauma-related stress) will join the unstable group. To support engagement between visits, iSYV will explore use of a mHealth gamification strategy. The second aim includes a pilot and a four-arm cluster randomized trial. Two large implementing partners of PEPFAR clinics will support testing of the iSYV care package. The primary outcome is powered to show an increase in viral suppression (HIV RNA <50 copies/mL) in the unstable group and improved retention in care among the stable group. Change in MH is measured as a secondary outcome. The third aim will evaluate implementation determinants and outcomes, including acceptability, feasibility, fidelity, and cost informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. The proposal is significant because it is expected to help address the MH gap for YLWH with implications for HIV care in Tanzania and other low income areas.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Stimato)

5000

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Contatto studio

Backup dei contatti dello studio

Luoghi di studio

      • Moshi, Tanzania
        • Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation implementing partner sites in Tanzania
        • Investigatore principale:
          • Akwila Temu, MD, MMED

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Bambino
  • Adulto

Accetta volontari sani

No

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. youth living with HIV (YLWH) 15-24 years;
  2. have understanding of their HIV status;
  3. able to attend iSYV sessions if site is randomized to the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. inability to provide informed consent/assent or participate meaningfully in the intervention due to cognitive impairment, psychosis, or other disability;
  2. enrollment in any other MH, stigma-related, or adherence intervention research study.

Piano di studio

Questa sezione fornisce i dettagli del piano di studio, compreso il modo in cui lo studio è progettato e ciò che lo studio sta misurando.

Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Terapia di supporto
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
  • Mascheramento: Separare

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Comparatore attivo: eSOC (enhanced Standard of Care)
Currently mental health screening is not part of routine care. Youth at all trial clinics who report moderate to severe symptoms will be referred for care within the local standard.
mental health screening and referral within the standard of care for moderate to severe symptoms
Sperimentale: eSOC (enhanced Standard of Care) + iSYV (integrated Sauti ya Vijana or The voice of youth)
iSYV is an intervention that will be peer-led and group based in six monthly sessions.
mental health screening and referral within the standard of care for moderate to severe symptoms
Integrated "i"SYV is a streamlined version of the original intervention SYV that is adapted for integration into routine clinical care. The original SYV intervention included 10 group weekly sessions (2 incorporating caregivers) and 2 individual sessions with adaptation to fit without routine adolescent HIV care based on Tanzanian National HIV Guidelines for HIV care follow up visits.
Sperimentale: eSOC (enhanced Standard of Care) + iSYV + mHealth (mobile Health)
mHealth will be an additional experimental intervention exploring the boosting effect of gamification of intervention content to boost participant knowledge and understanding of iSYV content
mental health screening and referral within the standard of care for moderate to severe symptoms
Integrated "i"SYV is a streamlined version of the original intervention SYV that is adapted for integration into routine clinical care. The original SYV intervention included 10 group weekly sessions (2 incorporating caregivers) and 2 individual sessions with adaptation to fit without routine adolescent HIV care based on Tanzanian National HIV Guidelines for HIV care follow up visits.
A gamified version of iSYV that can be played via SMS or Whatsapp messaging.
Sperimentale: eSOC (enhanced Standard of Care) + mHealth (mobile Health)
mHealth is evaluated as a stand alone experimental intervention in this arm to evaluate if mHealth alone (without in person iSYV content) can improve mental health and/or HIV RNA outcomes.
mental health screening and referral within the standard of care for moderate to severe symptoms
A gamified version of iSYV that can be played via SMS or Whatsapp messaging.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
viral load
Lasso di tempo: at 6-months
HIV RNA <50 copies/mL considered suppression (per National guidelines)
at 6-months
retention in care
Lasso di tempo: at 6-months
clinical follow up as prescribed within 30 days of scheduled 6-month appointment
at 6-months

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
changes in self-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) regarding adherence
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
Self-reported adherence on a 3 question survey (Wilson) 0-100 range, higher scores indicate greater adherence
6-months, 12-months, 18-months
change in self-reported mental health difficulties related to depression
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
self-report of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9 ) range is 0-27, higher scores indicate greater depression
6-months, 12-months, 18-months
change in self-reported mental health difficulties related to anxiety
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
self-report on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) range 0-21 with higher scores indicating greater anxiety
6-months, 12-months, 18-months
change in HIV knowledge in the SOC+iSYV intervention arm compared to SOC arm at 6 month follow-up and at all timepoints in the intervention arm compared to SOC arm
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
self reported knowledge on the HIV-KQ18 (HIV Knowledge questionnaire 18) range 0-18. higher score indicates more HIV knowledge
6-months, 12-months, 18-months
viral load
Lasso di tempo: 12-months, 18-months as drawn per standard of care
HIV RNA
12-months, 18-months as drawn per standard of care
retention in care
Lasso di tempo: 12-months and 18-months
follow up in routine HIV care within 30 days of scheduled 12-month and 18-month appointments
12-months and 18-months
change in coping and self efficacy on the Coping and Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES)
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
self-reported, 13 questions with scale of 0 to 2 (range 0 to 26), where a higher number is a better outcome, more coping and self-efficacy
6-months, 12-months, 18-months
change in resilience on People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Resilience Scale
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
10 items, scale 0 to 2 (range 0 to 20), higher number means more resilience and a better outcome
6-months, 12-months, 18-months
SYV risk behaviors scale
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
5 items assessing sexual activity, number of sexual partners, condom use, consumption of alcohol, cocaine, heroin, or other substances. These are yes/no response with clarification of rate/amount. Higher numbers is higher risk.
6-months, 12-months, 18-months
interpersonal violence on the World Health Organization intimate partner violence (WHO IPV) scale
Lasso di tempo: 6-months, 12-months, 18-months
self report, 15 items with 0=no and 1-yes. More yes (higher scale) means more experience with IPV.
6-months, 12-months, 18-months

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Investigatori

  • Investigatore principale: Dorothy Dow, MD, MSc, Duke Universtiy

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Stimato)

10 gennaio 2027

Completamento primario (Stimato)

31 marzo 2029

Completamento dello studio (Stimato)

30 settembre 2030

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

13 maggio 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

27 maggio 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

2 giugno 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

2 giugno 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

27 maggio 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 marzo 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • Pro00119752

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

SÌ

Descrizione del piano IPD

de-identified data

Periodo di condivisione IPD

at the conclusion of trial analysis

Criteri di accesso alla condivisione IPD

Data sharing is critical to confirm findings, discover important new associations, and to test new ideas that impact health. Our core quantitative dataset will be archived in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Data Archive (NDA). To achieve this we will harmonize our data to NDA common data elements (CDE) as much as possible prior to data collection. We will follow the standard practices of the NDA for data uploads, submitting data biannually beginning in the second submission cycle following the Notice of Award. Data will be made publicly available in the data archive at the time of publication.

Tipo di informazioni di supporto alla condivisione IPD

  • STUDIO_PROTOCOLLO
  • LINFA
  • CODICE_ANALITICO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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