Peer-led Implementation of TB-HIV Education and Adherence Counseling in Uganda
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This cluster-randomized trial in Uganda will evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of a novel, peer-led TB education and counseling strategy to improve outcomes among persons with tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV/AIDS and assess the social-behavioral mechanisms underlying the observed treatment effects.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age ≥18 years
• Registered as a new, relapse, treatment failure, or previously lost-to-follow-up
• TB case according to the on-site NTP TB Treatment Register
• Screened and invited to participate within 30 days of TB treatment initiation
Locations
Other Locations
Uganda
Walimu
RECRUITING
Kampala
Contact Information
Primary
J. Lucian Davis, MD, MAS
Lucian.Davis@yale.edu
203-785-2912
Backup
Achilles Katamba, MBChB, DCH, MS, PhD
amkatamba@gmail.com
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-03-16
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-10-16
Participants
Target number of participants: 1920
Treatments
Experimental: Peer Navigation TB Education & Counseling (TB-EC) Strategy
Active_comparator: Usual TB Education & Counseling (TB-EC) Strategy
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Makerere University, National Institutes of Health (NIH), New York University
Leads: Yale University