Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Provision for Ugandan Fisherfolk

July 17, 2024 updated by: RAND

PrEP Provision for Ugandan Fisherfolk

This study is a pilot test of enhancements to the standard of care for providing PrEP in Ugandan fishing communities. The specific aims are to conduct a mixed-methods study assessing enhancements to the standard of care for providing PrEP in fisherfolk communities in Lake Victoria, Uganda.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The study will take place at two landing sites at which PrEP is provided to fisherfolk through the Ugandan national PrEP program. The comparison site will receive the standard of care for PrEP provision. At the intervention site, the investigators will implement a three-pronged intervention:

  1. During healthcare outreach events we will conduct PrEP workshops, in which people who want to know more about PrEP learn basic facts about PrEP and are taught skills about how to advocate for PrEP in their community.
  2. Check-in Calls: To support PrEP adherence, healthcare workers will call PrEP users two weeks after initiation, and the week before refill events, to check in about any questions and to remind them of the next date and place to pick up refills. Calls after PrEP initiation will ask about side effects.
  3. To support PrEP adherence, healthcare workers will encourage PrEP users to select an adherence supporter, who is a family member or friend to whom they disclose their PrEP use. The adherence supporter agrees to remind the PrEP user to adhere to PrEP and get refills. Healthcare workers will ask the PrEP user for the name and contact information for the adherence supporter, so that the adherence supporter can be contacted to remind them about refills, as well as if the PrEP user does not show up for a refill.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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885

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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  • Name: Laura Bogart, PhD
  • Phone Number: 7281 310-393-0411
  • Email: lbogart@rand.org

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Terry Marsh, MPH
  • Phone Number: 6846 310-393-0411
  • Email: tmarsh@rand.org

Study Locations

  • Uganda
      • Kampala, Uganda
        • Makerere University School of Public Health
      • Kampala, Uganda
        • Mildmay Uganda

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria for PrEP initiation:

  • Tests HIV-negative at a healthcare outreach/HIV testing event in one of the two selected fishing communities and is PrEP-eligible

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not meeting the inclusion criteria

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

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • 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: Intervention
At the intervention site during healthcare facility outreach events, all community members will be offered the opportunity to attend intervention workshops where they can learn basic facts about PrEP and be taught skills about how to advocate for PrEP in their community. Check-in reminder calls will be conducted systematically with PrEP users. Healthcare facility staff will encourage PrEP initiators to select an adherence supporter.
Behavioral: Enhanced PrEP provision
At the intervention site during healthcare facility outreach events, all community members will be offered the opportunity to attend intervention workshops where they can learn basic facts about PrEP and be taught skills about how to advocate for PrEP in their community. Check-in reminder calls will be conducted systematically with PrEP users. Healthcare facility staff will encourage PrEP initiators to select an adherence supporter.
No Intervention: Pre-Intervention Standard of Care
Prior to the intervention period in the intervention community, healthcare facility staff will provide PrEP through outreach events and in local healthcare facilities according to the standard of care.
No Intervention: Comparison Community
The comparison community will receive standard of care for PrEP provision.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With PrEP Initiation
Time Frame: Baseline. Individuals are asked if they wish to initiate PrEP after they have been tested and deemed eligible
Individuals who are eligible for PrEP (tested HIV-negative, aged 18 and older, in fisherfolk community) are asked by a healthcare provider whether they want to start taking PrEP
Baseline. Individuals are asked if they wish to initiate PrEP after they have been tested and deemed eligible
Number of Participants Who Persisted On PrEP After Initiation
Time Frame: 6 months
Percentage of PrEP users who are still on PrEP at 6 months post-initiation
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants Who Maintained PrEP Prescriptions Over 6 Months
Time Frame: 6 months
Percentage of PrEP users with a PrEP medication possession ratio of at least 80% coverage by PrEP prescriptions over 6 months. (i.e., 144 of 180 days)
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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RAND

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Makerere University
Mildmay Uganda Limited

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Laura M Bogart, PhD, RAND
  • Principal Investigator: Rhoda K Wanyenze, MBChB,PhD,MPH, Makerere University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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September 24, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 6, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 6, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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October 20, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 13, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 17, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • R34MH119924 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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