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Community Popular Opinion Leader Intervention for HIV Prevention Uptake in Rural South Africa (Izinkanyezi)

30. Juli 2026 aktualisiert von: Africa Health Research Institute

Adapting and Piloting a Community Popular Opinion Leader Intervention to Increase Uptake of HIV Prevention Interventions in Rural South Africa

The Community Popular Opinion Leader (CPOL) is an intervention dveloped in the United States which identifies, trains, and enlists key opinion leaders within communities to deliver messages to peers and help link them to services. This project involves testing the feasibility and acceptability of such a localized version of the CPOL intervention in rural South Africa. This will be achieved through a pilot intervention in three purposively selected communities in the Hlabisa sub-district of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal. The investigators will select potential peer leaders in three ways (at random; based on nominations by peers; based on statistical analysis of previously collected social network data). Peer leaders will be invited to attend four weekly training sessions to learn about HIV prevention and persuasive communication. They will then be coached to start HIV prevention conversations with peers, including provision of HIV self-test kits and linkage to healthcare services. The investigators will evaluate this pilot using group discussions, in-depth interviews and brief pre/post questionnaires with session facilitators, peer leaders, contacted peers and healthcare providers. The investigators will analyse the data collected with the Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM) dissemination and implementation framework, identifying factors likely to affect Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM).

Studienübersicht

Status

Noch keine Rekrutierung

Bedingungen

Intervention / Behandlung

Detaillierte Beschreibung

The CPOL intervention is a local adaptation of an intervention package developed with Black men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) in the United States. This pilot trial studies both the overall effectiveness of this adapated intervention in rural South Africa, and the differential benefit of selecting participants using three different methods: 1) at random; 2) based on peer nominations of local opinion leaders; 3) based on a community-wide social network built from nominations of important social contacts. While the primary outcome is quantitative, the study is not powered to see statistically significant differences between arms. The evaluation focus of the pilot trial is the process evaluation, which will follow the RE-AIM framework to assess how and why the intervention worked, failed or needed adjustment. The end result will be a CPOL-style intervention package that may (or may not) be appropriate for rural South Africa, and a methodology for adapting CPOL packages for other sexual health contexts.

The process evaluation will include qualitative group and in-depth one-to-one interviews with: (i) session trainers; (ii) POL trainees; (iii) peers in the local community; (iii) HIV service providers. It will also include a short pre/post questionnaire for all trainees to capture key knowledge and attitude outcomes relating to the training.

Studientyp

Interventionell

Einschreibung (Geschätzt)

60

Phase

  • Unzutreffend

Kontakte und Standorte

Dieser Abschnitt enthält die Kontaktdaten derjenigen, die die Studie durchführen, und Informationen darüber, wo diese Studie durchgeführt wird.

Studienkontakt

Studienorte

    • KwaZulu-Natal
      • uMkhanyakude, KwaZulu-Natal, Südafrika
        • Africa Health Research Institute
        • Hauptermittler:
          • Guy Harling, ScD

Teilnahmekriterien

Forscher suchen nach Personen, die einer bestimmten Beschreibung entsprechen, die als Auswahlkriterien bezeichnet werden. Einige Beispiele für diese Kriterien sind der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand einer Person oder frühere Behandlungen.

Zulassungskriterien

Studienberechtigtes Alter

  • Erwachsene

Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige

Ja

Beschreibung

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Resident in Sixhumene study area household

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to provide informed consent

Studienplan

Dieser Abschnitt enthält Einzelheiten zum Studienplan, einschließlich des Studiendesigns und der Messung der Studieninhalte.

Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?

Designdetails

  • Hauptzweck: Verhütung
  • Zuteilung: Zufällig
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
  • Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)

Waffen und Interventionen

Teilnehmergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandlung
Experimental: Random selection
Invitation to participate in the group training is based on a random selection from all age-eligible individuals in the study area
Trained research assistants will deliver four two-hour training sessions to a group of ~20 young adults, leading to the trainees providing sexual health information and HIV self-tests (with onward self-referral to local clinics) to their friends and close contacts. Sessions include training on local sexual health information, effective communication strategies, practice conversations and feedback.
Experimental: Nomination
Invitation to participate in the group training is based nominations by peers in the study area
Trained research assistants will deliver four two-hour training sessions to a group of ~20 young adults, leading to the trainees providing sexual health information and HIV self-tests (with onward self-referral to local clinics) to their friends and close contacts. Sessions include training on local sexual health information, effective communication strategies, practice conversations and feedback.
Experimental: Network graph-based
Invitation to participate in the group training is based centrality within a community-wide social network map built from a survey in the study area
Trained research assistants will deliver four two-hour training sessions to a group of ~20 young adults, leading to the trainees providing sexual health information and HIV self-tests (with onward self-referral to local clinics) to their friends and close contacts. Sessions include training on local sexual health information, effective communication strategies, practice conversations and feedback.

Was misst die Studie?

Primäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Number of HIV self-tests distributed
Zeitfenster: From enrollment to 4 weeks after last training session
The mean number of HIV self-tests distributed to peers by trainees
From enrollment to 4 weeks after last training session

Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Number of peer conversations held
Zeitfenster: Enrollemnt to 4 weeks after last training session
Mean number of conversations trainees report holding with peers
Enrollemnt to 4 weeks after last training session
Trainee HIV ART knowledge improvement
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Mean change in scores pre/post intervention on a 5-item ART knowledge question set [range 0-5; higher = better]
Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Trainee HIV PrEP knowledge improvement
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Mean change in scores pre/post intervention on a 5-item PrEP knowledge question set [range 0-5; higher = better]
Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Trainee generalized self-efficacy improvement
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Mean change in scores pre/post intervention on the Generalized Self Efficacy-short form (GSE 6) scale [range 6-24; higher = better]
Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Trainee ART/PrEP self-efficacy improvement
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Mean change in scores pre/post intervention on a 4-item self-efficacy-short form scale specific to ART and PrEP use [range 4-16; higher = better]
Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Trainee ART/PrEP stigma reduction
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)
Mean change in scores pre/post intervention on a 6-item ART/PrEP use stigma question set [range 6-24; higher = worse]
Enrollment to end of last session (4 week period)

Andere Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Maßnahmenbeschreibung
Zeitfenster
Barriers and Facilitators to Participant Engagement Assessed Through Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to 4 weeks after last training session
Process evaluation of participant engagement using qualitative methods. Data will be collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with trainees and peers. Qualitative thematic analysis will be used to identify barriers and facilitators to engagement, participation, and intervention reach.
Enrollment to 4 weeks after last training session
Trainee Confidence in Conducting Peer Conversations Assessed Through Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session
Process evaluation outcome assessed through semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with trainees. Qualitative thematic analysis will explore participants' confidence in initiating and conducting peer conversations following the training programme.
Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session
Facilitators and Barriers to Peer Conversations Assessed Through Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session
Process evaluation outcome assessed through semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with trainees. Qualitative thematic analysis will identify perceived facilitators and barriers influencing the conduct of peer conversations.
Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session
Perceptions of the Training Programme Assessed Through Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session
Process evaluation outcome assessed through semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with trainees and trainers. Qualitative thematic analysis will explore acceptability, perceived value, strengths, and limitations of the training programme.
Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session
Intervention Adaptations Assessed Through Semi-Structured Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
Zeitfenster: Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session
Process evaluation outcome assessed through semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with trainees and trainers. Qualitative thematic analysis will identify the types of adaptations made during trial implementation and the reasons for these adaptations at both individual and programme levels.
Enrollment to 12 weeks after last training session

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Sponsor

Mitarbeiter

Publikationen und hilfreiche Links

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Studienaufzeichnungsdaten

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Haupttermine studieren

Studienbeginn (Geschätzt)

1. August 2026

Primärer Abschluss (Geschätzt)

1. Oktober 2026

Studienabschluss (Geschätzt)

1. Oktober 2026

Studienanmeldedaten

Zuerst eingereicht

21. Juli 2026

Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat

30. Juli 2026

Zuerst gepostet (Tatsächlich)

3. August 2026

Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen

Letztes Update gepostet (Tatsächlich)

3. August 2026

Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt

30. Juli 2026

Zuletzt verifiziert

1. Juli 2026

Mehr Informationen

Begriffe im Zusammenhang mit dieser Studie

Andere Studien-ID-Nummern

  • A0006-7968/2024

Plan für individuelle Teilnehmerdaten (IPD)

Planen Sie, individuelle Teilnehmerdaten (IPD) zu teilen?

JA

Beschreibung des IPD-Plans

Quantitative data from the pre/post questionnaire and any qualitative data that can be meaningfully anonymized.

IPD-Sharing-Zeitrahmen

Data will be available once the primary paper analysing the feasbility trial is complete and accepted for publication. The data will be available in perpetuity.

IPD-Sharing-Zugriffskriterien

The PI and AHRI data guardian will be responsible for overseeing requests for data sharing and that the researchers granted access to the data comply with the terms of the data sharing agreement, which will include honouring any commitments about the use of the data that have been made to participants at the time they granted consent. Researchers will be required to acknowledge the source of the data. The terms will also prohibit researchers attempting to identify participants of the study.

Art der unterstützenden IPD-Freigabeinformationen

  • STUDIENPROTOKOLL
  • ICF
  • ANALYTIC_CODE

Arzneimittel- und Geräteinformationen, Studienunterlagen

Studiert ein von der US-amerikanischen FDA reguliertes Arzneimittelprodukt

Nein

Studiert ein von der US-amerikanischen FDA reguliertes Geräteprodukt

Nein

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