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BRIDGES: An HIV Doula Program

No phase Interventional Pregnant HIV Positive Women

For patients and families

In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Doula Support Intervention.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Pregnant HIV Positive Women. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

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

Overview

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.

Interventions

  • 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.

Primary outcome measures

  • Feasibility of Enrollment into the HIV Doula Program [Time frame: Baseline through 6 months]
  • Acceptability of the HIV Doula Program (Participant Retention) [Time frame: Baseline through 6 months]
  • Uptake of the HIV Doula Program by Preferred Language [Time frame: Baseline through 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
  • Participants with Undetectable HIV Viral Load (<20 copies/mL) [Time frame: 9 months]
  • Initiated Breastfeeding After Birth [Time frame: 6 months]

Eligibility criteria

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

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • University of Miami School of Medicine — Miami

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07664423 · 20250702

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗