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ContraceptionNCT03019601

Enhancing Uptake of Family Planning Services by HIV-Infected Women Attending the PMTCT Program

A study testing Group Education in people with Contraception, run by Johns Hopkins University.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

A specific organized program utilizing peers in the PMTCT clinic who provide family planning information and support to HIV infected mothers was compared to providing standard family planning messages currently used in the clinic. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Contraception
What is being tested?
Group Education
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
3,300 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2011to Sep 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 50 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • This being a program based intervention, all HIV positive mothers who utilize the PMTCT and post natal clinic during the study period will be enrolled.

Who cannot join

  • none

About this study

Official title: Enhancing Uptake of Family Planning Services by HIV Infected Women Attending the Postpartum Component of the PMTCT Program in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda Utilizing HIV-Infected Peers as Family Planning Champions

A specific organized program utilizing peers in the PMTCT clinic who provide family planning information and support to HIV infected mothers was compared to providing standard family planning messages currently used in the clinic.

Read the detailed description

A planned group education structural intervention utilizing peers in the PMTCT clinic who provide family planning information and support to HIV infected mothers was compared to the standard of care which consisted of providing standard family planning messages to women attending the PMTCT Clinic. The study had two phases.

The Formative Phase consisted of six focus group discussions and six in depth interviews.

In the Implementation Phase, patient attendance and family planning uptake summaries for during implementation were monitored and summarized daily. Weekly average summaries were considered as time points.

Conditions
Contraception
Being tested
Group Education
Keywords
HIV, PMTCT

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Group EducationBehavioural

    Structured group education on family planning facilitated by Peer Champions

Study groups in NCT03019601
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group educationExperimentalNon pregnant HIV+ mothers were exposed to a structured educational intervention on family planning facilitated by Peer Champions.
Receives: Behavioral: Group Education

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. proportion of mothers who took up Family Planning

    Measured: weekly for one year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Jan 2017 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2011
  3. Primary completionJun 2012
  4. Study completionSep 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
3,300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03019601
Sponsor's protocol ID
NA_00048133
Other IDs
UM1AI069530
Status last verified
Jan 2017
First submitted
10 Jan 2017
Last updated
12 Jan 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Group Education in people with Contraception, run by Johns Hopkins University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jan 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

proportion of mothers who took up Family Planning (time frame: weekly for one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Jan 2017.

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