NCT05938803

PASEO Intervention for Adolescents Transitioning to Adult HIV Care in Urban Peru

Community-Based Accompaniment for Adolescents Transitioning to Adult HIV Care in Urban Peru: an Evaluation of the "PASEO" Intervention

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: Harvard University Faculty of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 23 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is an evaluation of an intervention (nicknamed "PASEO") that aims to facilitate the transition to adult HIV care for adolescents living with HIV in Lima, Peru. The intervention consists of health systems navigation and accompaniment, monthly check-ins with a lay health worker, enhanced social support provided through peer support groups, education sessions, mental health screening and referral, resolution of acute needs, and individualized adherence support. The study is a two-arm 1:1 randomized evaluation to determine the short- and long-term (i.e., post-intervention) efficacy of the PASEO intervention with regard to retention with viral load suppression as well as other indicators of well-being. The cumulative incidence of unsuccessful transition at 12- and 24-months will be compared. The cost and cost-effectiveness of the study intervention in terms of cost per additional successful transition achieved will be estimated. Data on implementation considerations essential for uptake, sustainability, and successful adoption by the public sector will be provided.

Conditions

• HIV Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	PASEO	The intervention consists of community-based accompaniment intervention aimed at facilitating the transition to adult HIV care for adolescents living with HIV in Lima, Peru.The intervention includes the following activities: health systems navigation and accompaniment to clinic visits, monthly check-ins with an entry-level health worker, social support provided through peer support groups, education sessions, resolution of acute needs, and individualized adherence support.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-22
• Primary completion: 2026-11-30
• Completion: 2027-01-31
• First posted: 2023-07-10
• Last updated: 2026-04-14

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: Peru