PathToScale: The PERSIST Trial

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age15-110
SponsorGeorgetown University

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to identify the effectiveness of a bundle of strategies to support continuation of clients on pre-exposure prophylaxis, including long-acting injectable cabotegravir and oral pre-exposure prophylaxis to high priority groups.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Female sex workers (FSW) OR

Men who have sex with men (MSM) OR

Transgender individuals (TG) OR

Women and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) presenting at STI services and/or family planning and/or HIV testing services OR

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Standard of Care (SoC)
  • Enhanced continuation support package

Treatment groups

9,900 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Georgetown University

Lead sponsor

Center for the Development of People

Collaborator

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Collaborator

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Collaborator

Healthqual

Collaborator

Johns Hopkins Research Project, Malawi

Collaborator

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Collaborator

Blantyre District Health Office, Malawi

Collaborator

Lilongwe District Health Office, Malawi

Collaborator

Lighthouse Trust

Collaborator

Ministry of Health, Malawi

Collaborator

National AIDS Commission, Malawi

Collaborator

Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication

Collaborator

Partners in Hope, Inc.

Collaborator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborator

United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

Collaborator

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborator

Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc.

Collaborator

Quantitative Engineering Design

Collaborator