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Study identifier: NCT07226323 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Testing the WeCare Intervention to Address Mental Health and Medication Adherence Challenges Among MSM in South Africa

Condition: HIV Infections · Mental Health  ·  Sponsor: Emory University

PhaseNA
Planned participants60
Who can joinMale, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the WeCare intervention-an adapted Friendship Bench program that integrates problem-solving therapy, minority-stress-informed content, and explicit PrEP/ART adherence skills-improves mental health and HIV medication adherence among men who have sex with men (MSM). It will also assess the safety, acceptability, and feasibility of delivering WeCare through trained lay coaches in community clinics. Main questions the trial aims to answer: * Does WeCare reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety among MSM? * Does WeCare improve PrEP and ART adherence and increase rates of viral suppression among participants on ART? * Is WeCare acceptable, feasible, and safe when delivered by lay coaches in POP INN clinics compared with usual care?

This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.

Talk to the study team

Don Operario, PhD  ·  404-727-0503  ·  don.operario@emory.edu

Danielle Giovenco, PhD  ·  404-727-3956  ·  danielle.giovenco@emory.edu

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Locations (1)

Aurum InstituteJohannesburg, South AfricaRecruiting

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