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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04071470
Storytelling to Increase Family Support for Pre Exposure Prophylaxis Use (PrEP)
Increasing Family-based Support for PrEP Adherence Among Discordant Couples Through Storytelling
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Project Summary: Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with an increased risk of HIV acquisition. HIV acquisition is of particular concern during pregnancy and while the mother is breastfeeding given the associated increased risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT). Approximately 10% of pregnant women attending antenatal care (ANC) in Mozambique are in serodiscordant relationships (HIV-negative woman/ HIV-positive man). High rates of MTCT (14%; 12,000 infants/ year) may be affected by the high rate at which pregnant women seroconvert after their first ANC visit. Beginning in 2018, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was available to serodiscordant couples, yet only 44% of pregnant women were retained in care at 3 months.
Our current R01-funded project, Partners-based HIV Treatment for Seroconcordant Couples (R01MH113478), is testing a couple-based intervention for HIV-positive expectant parents living in extremely rural communities. Our Men for Health intervention ("Homens para Saúde+"- HoPS+) consists of (1) couple-based HIV care and treatment; (2) couple-centered education; and (3) expert-patient support. Preliminary data the HoPS+ study suggest that couple-based counseling and education is more successful at reducing maternal depression than individual care. However, couple-based sessions have not led to significantly greater improvements in HIV knowledge or social support. Given the importance of these factors on treatment adherence, this grant would allow us to revise the peer engagement strategy to increase knowledge transfer and engender partner support.
The investigators propose testing the impact of a peer-delivered oral storytelling intervention to increase retention in, and adherence to, PrEP/ART among expectant serodiscordant couples. People are 7 times more likely to remember a story compared to facts alone. Couples are also highly influenced by their immediate and extended families; >95% of patients disclose their HIV status to members of their family. The investigators hypothesize that the use of oral storytelling will facilitate learning and encourage family support and advocacy. The investigator will compare this model to couple-based education and counseling. This innovative intervention tests a culturally relevant approach to improve ART/PrEP delivery. The investigators propose a rigorous individually randomized controlled trial at one of our current HoPS+ sites where 11% of expectant couples were serodiscordant in 2018. The investigators will randomize 35 HIV-uninfected pregnant women and their HIV-infected partners to either the intervention or control condition.
The Specific Aims of this study are: (1) Compare the effect of a storytelling intervention (vs. couples-based counseling) on participant knowledge, motivation, and behavioral skills associated with PrEP retention and adherence; and (2) Evaluate the impact of a storytelling intervention on adherence to PrEP/ART medications. Our team of Mozambican and U.S. investigators has a proven record of international HIV research success, specific recent experience with partner-based HIV and PrEP delivery, and experience with the use of theater/storytelling to change HIV-related behaviors.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Zambezia
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Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique
- Minisitry of Health Health Facility
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Pregnant women/male partner
- Discordant couple, one pregnant woman (HIV-) and her HIV+ male partner
- Both persons must agree to take PrEP (pregnant woman)/ART (male partner)
- The woman's due date is >4 weeks from study enrollment
- Both persons must be 18 years or older
- Both persons (parents) must be willing to consent to an infant record search
- Neither member of the couple can be under the influence of alcohol at the time of consent.
Family members of expectant couple
- Must be a relative living in the participants household or living in the study community
- Must agree to participate in at least one of the storytelling sessions;
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must not be under the influence of alcohol
- Must be willing to participate in the interview.
Exclusion Criteria:
Pregnant woman/Male Partner
1. One member of the couple is unwilling to enroll in treatment
Family members
- Unable to attend storytelling session
- Expectant couple expresses unwillingness for the family member to participate
Study Plan
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 |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: Standard of Care
Standard of care for pregnant women at risk of HIV seroconversion includes couples counseling and access to PrEP (women) and ART (men)
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Patients at risk of HIV acquisition will be provided PrEP medications and counseling in ANC
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Experimental: Storytelling Intervention
Participants in this group will receive the same services as those in the SOC but will also be provided three storytelling sessions for themselves and their families as a way to educate and de-stigmatize PrEP services.
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Patients at risk of HIV acquisition will be provided PrEP medications and counseling in ANC
Couples in the storytelling intervention will receive 3 storytelling sessions- the couple can include any family or friends who they feel could support them during their treatment.
Stories will include stories of couples who are supportive, those who experience difficulties, and families who do/do not support their use of PrEP
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Adherence to PrEP medication
Time Frame: 3 months
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Maternal adherence to medication as measured via monthly medication pick up records
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3 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Partner/Family support
Time Frame: 3 months
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family support for PrEP use as measured via the Berlin Social Support Scale (a quantitative scale)
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- RNA Virus Infections
- Virus Diseases
- Infections
- Blood-Borne Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Lentivirus Infections
- Retroviridae Infections
- Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
- Immune System Diseases
- Urogenital Diseases
- Genital Diseases
- HIV Infections
Other Study ID Numbers
- storytelling
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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