Adolescent Coordinated Transition (ACT) to improve health outcomes among young people living with HIV in Nigeria: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Adolescent Coordinated Transition (ACT) study timeline, visits, and procedures

Visit	Timeline	Study visit	Procedure	Intervention group	Control group
Enrollment	0 months	Yes	Enrollment	Yes	Yes
			Readiness assessment	Yes	Yes
			Psychosocial assessment^a	Yes	Yes
			Viral load	Yes	Yes
Visit 1	3 months	Yes	Type of clinic	Pediatric clinic	Pediatric clinic
			Organized support group	Yes	No
			Readiness assessment	Yes	Yes
Visit 2	6 months	Yes	Type of clinic	Adult clinic	Pediatric clinic
			Organized support group	Yes	No
			Readiness assessment	Yes	Yes
Visit 3	9 months	Yes	Type of clinic	Pediatric clinic	Pediatric clinic
			Organized support group	Yes	No
			Readiness assessment	Yes	Yes
Visit 4	12 months	Yes	Type of clinic	Adult clinic	Pediatric clinic
			Organized support group	Yes	No
			Readiness assessment	Yes	Yes
			Viral load	Yes	Yes
Transfer to adult care
Visit 5	15 months	No	Type of clinic	Adult clinic	Adult clinic
Visit 5	15 months	No	Organized support group	Yes	No
Visit 6	18 months	Yes	Type of clinic	Adult clinic	Adult clinic
Visit 6	18 months	Yes	Organized support group	Yes	No
			Viral load	Yes	Yes
Visit 7	21 months	No	Type of clinic	Adult clinic	Adult clinic
Visit 7	21 months	No	Organized support group	Yes	No
Visit 8	24 months	Yes	Readiness assessment	Yes	Yes
			Psychosocial Assessment^a	Yes	Yes
			Viral load	Yes	Yes
End Visit	36 months	Yes	Type of clinic	Adult clinic	Adult clinic
			Readiness assessment	Yes	Yes
			Psychosocial Assessment^a	Yes	Yes
			Viral load	Yes	Yes

^aPsychosocial assessments performed with Health Locus of Control, Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Functional Social Support Questionnaire and Sexual Risk Behavior, Beliefs, and Self-efficacy tools

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