The Effectiveness of a Counselling Intervention on the Uptake of HIV Care Services Among HIV Infected Patients in Uganda

March 22, 2016 updated by: MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of follow-up counselling after HIV diagnosis through home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBHCT), on linkage to pre-antiretroviral therapy (pre-ART) care in Uganda.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Data on linkage to pre-antiretroviral therapy (pre-ART) care after HIV diagnosis through home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBHCT) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are scarce. The few existing data suggest that only 13% to 54% of HIV-infected persons identified through HBHCT enter pre-ART care. No studies have rigorously evaluated interventions aimed at improving linkage to pre-ART care following HBHCT in SSA. This study will evaluate the effect of follow-up counselling after HIV diagnosis through HBHCT on linkage to pre-ART care in Masaka, south-western Uganda.

The study is a cluster randomised trial of the effectiveness of referral to pre-ART care and follow-up counselling (intervention) compared to referral to pre-ART care only (control), for individuals diagnosed with HIV through HBHCT. The intervention will be administered at months 1 and 2, and linkage to care assessed at month 6 post-HBHCT. Data will be collected on socio-demographic characteristics, sexual risk profile, HIV testing history, HIV status disclosure, linkage to care, CD4 count testing and results, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, and ART initiation. At least 224 HIV-infected participants will be enrolled from 28 clusters (14/study arm). Approximately 84 HIV-uninfected individuals will also be recruited into the study to reduce the possibility of revealing the sero-status of the HIV-infected participants.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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338

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Uganda
      • Masaka, Uganda
        • MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

HIV-infected participants

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. HIV-infected adult (≥18 years)
  2. Willing to provide informed consent
  3. Willing to receive follow-up counselling at home

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previous or current receipt of HIV care from an ART provider
  2. On-going participation in other health-related research
  3. Intending to change residence in the next 6 months
  4. Conditions that may make it difficult to provide informed consent e.g. reported (by the individual, relatives or other community members) on-going psychiatric illness

HIV-uninfected participants

Inclusion criteria:

  1. HIV negative adult (≥18 years)
  2. Willing to provide informed consent
  3. Willing to receive follow-up counselling at home

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Intending to change residence in the next 6 months
  2. Conditions that may make it difficult to provide informed consent e.g. reported (by the individual, relatives or other community members) on-going psychiatric illness

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Follow-up counselling
Participants in the experimental arm will receive home-based HIV counselling and testing and referral for HIV care if found to have HIV infection. Additionally, participants will receive home-based follow-up counselling at 1 and 2 months after HIV diagnosis.
Behavioral: Follow-up counselling
No Intervention: Standard of care
Participants in this arm will receive only home-based HIV counselling and testing and referral for HIV care if found to have HIV infection.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The proportion of HIV-infected participants that register with an anti-retroviral therapy (ART) care provider within 3 and 6 months of HIV diagnosis and referral.
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
The time between HIV diagnosis and linkage to pre-ART care.
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time between blood draw for CD4 cell count testing and attending clinic to receive the results among participants that link to pre-ART care
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
The time between learning that a participant is eligible for ART and ART initiation
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
The proportion of participants who report adherence to daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis at 3 and 6 months after HIV diagnosis through HBHCT among those that link to pre-ART care.
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The proportion of individuals who undergo repeat HIV testing within 6 months of testing HIV negative through HBHCT.
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

Collaborators

Collaborators

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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Eugene Ruzagira, MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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March 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

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March 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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July 6, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 10, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

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July 14, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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March 23, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 22, 2016

Last Verified

Last Verified

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March 1, 2016

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  • Linkage to pre-ART care

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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