Information About HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision

July 3, 2013 updated by: Rebecca Thornton

A Study of the Effect of Information About the Relationship Between HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision Among Circumcised and Uncircumcised Men in Malawi, Africa.

The purpose of this study is to measure the behavioral effects of learning information about male circumcision and HIV risk on sexual behavior and the demand for male circumcision.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The study will involve men between the ages of 25 and 40

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Control
Other: Control
Experimental: Information
Information about male circumcision and HIV risk
Other: Information

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Condom use
Time Frame: One year after baseline survey
frequency of reported condom use across all sexual acts (never, sometimes, always)
One year after baseline survey

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Male circumcision
Time Frame: One year after baseline survey
Circumcision, willingness to circumcise, circumcision of son
One year after baseline survey
Condom purchases
Time Frame: one year after baseline survey
number of condoms purchased
one year after baseline survey
number of sexual partners
Time Frame: one year after baseline survey
number of partners over last year with which individual has engaged in vaginal, anal, oral intercourse
one year after baseline survey

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Rebecca Thornton

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rebecca Thornton, PhD, University of Michigan
  • Study Director: Susan Godlonton, PhD, University of Michigan

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 28, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

July 10, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 10, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2013

Last Verified

July 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FSG09-Thornton

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