Clinical trials: HIV Self Testing
HIV Infection
Zambian Peer-Educators for HIV Self-Testing Study
ZEST is a cluster-randomized trial designed to determine whether HIV self-tests are acceptable and improve HIV testing rates and HIV status knowledge among female sex workers in Zambian transit towns.
- Trial name
- ZEST (NCT02827240)
- Testing
- Oral HIV Self-Testing
- Where
- 3 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 965 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
HIV Testing
Peer-led HIV Self-testing Among Men in Two Ugandan Fishing Communities
The goal of this behavioral interventional study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-led HIV self-testing intervention among men in two fishing communities along the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda.
- Trial name
- PEST4MEN (NCT05685498)
- Testing
- Peer-led HIV self-testing among male fisherfolk in Uganda
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joseph KB Matovu
Hiv
Innovative Strategies to Increase ART Initiation and Viral Suppression Among HIV-positive Men in Malawi
Men in Sub-Saharan Africa are less likely to test for HIV, initiate ART, and more likely to initiate ART at later stages of disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04878601
- Testing
- Home-Based ART, Facility-Based ART
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 470 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
HIV-1-infection
Postpartum Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Study to Evaluate an Adherence Promotion Package for Postpartum Women on PrEP
The postpartum PrEP study (PPS) seeks to evaluate how best to improve adherence to PrEP in postpartum women and to evaluate how acceptable it is to offer HIV self tests for the participant and partner, and provide enhanced…
- Trial name
- PPS (NCT04897737)
- Testing
- HIVST and enhanced adherence biofeedback, Orasure/UrSure test
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Mobile Health Intervention to Promote HIV Self-testing
mHealth and HIV Self-testing
The investigators will pilot test an intervention to use a mobile application ("app") to improve HIV self-testing (HST) with high-risk men in China.
- Trial name
- NCT03569462
- Testing
- Mobile "WeChat" intervention, Control condition
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
A Pilot Peer Mentor Intervention That Trains Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (BMSM) to Use and Promote Uptake of HIV/STI Self-Testing to Peers and Sex Partners: STAR Study (Self-Testing at Your Residence)
The objectives of the study are to assess the feasibility, reach and preliminary efficacy of a brief intervention that trains Black men who have sex with men [referred to as Index] (a) to use home-based testing for HIV and…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT04121962)
- Testing
- Peer Mentor, Website only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Community Popular Opinion Leader Intervention for HIV Prevention Uptake 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…
- Trial name
- Izinkanyezi (NCT07741474)
- Testing
- CPOL group training
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Africa Health Research Institute
HIV Testing
Testing an Intervention to Increase HIV Self-Testing Among Young, Black MSM
The investigators propose a study to design and test a brief intervention to increase uptake of consistent HIV self-testing among YBMSM using a novel and culturally-relevant "buddy system" approach.
- Trial name
- TRUST (NCT04210271)
- Testing
- Buddy self-testing condition, Control self-screening condition
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Blood Center
HIV Infection
Evaluation of Rapid HIV Self-testing Among MSM (eSTAMP)
This study seeks to determine the public health impact of providing rapid HIV test kits to men who have sex with men (MSM) so they may test themselves at their convenience.
- Trial name
- NCT02067039
- Testing
- OraQuick in home & Sure Check HIV tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,665 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV, Syphilis
Peer Delivered HIV/Syphilis Self-Testing With Assisted Partner Notification Services
Background and rationale Men who engage in sexual relations with other men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI), such as syphilis.
- Trial name
- PEER (NCT06791928)
- Testing
- Peer distribution of self testking kits
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Hiv
Engaging Men Through HIV Self-Testing With Differentiated Care to Improve ART Initiation and Viral Suppression Among Men in Malawi
Men in sub-Saharan Africa who test HIV-positive continue to have poor ART initiation and retention outcomes. The proposed project will test a home-based ART intervention for men who are living with HIV compared to facility-based…
- Trial name
- NCT04858243
- Testing
- Home-Based ART, Facility-Based ART
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 930 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
HIV Prevention
Peer PrEP Referral + HIV Self-test Delivery for PrEP Initiation in Kenya
Few young women at risk of HIV infection are initiating pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in Kenya, thus we propose refining and testing a new model to increase PrEP initiation among young women at high HIV risk…
- Trial name
- PeerPrEP (NCT04982250)
- Testing
- Enhanced peer PrEP referral + HIVST delivery
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Hiv, Syphilis
Validation of Self Testing Using the INSTI Multiplex HIV1/2 Syphilis Antibody Test
This study aims to validate the percent agreement of the INSTI Multiplex Human Immunodeficiency (HIV) 1/2 syphilis antibody (Ab) test (INSTI POCT) when used as a self-test by patients compared to conventional serologic testing.
- Trial name
- NCT06953024
- Testing
- INSTI HIV/syphilis Point of Care Self-Test Administration
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
HIV/AIDS
HIV Self-Testing to Empower Prevention Choices in Sex Workers
Transgender, male, and female sex workers are 49, 21 and 14 times as likely to be HIV-infected as other adults in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT03426670
- Testing
- OraQuick HIV Self-Test
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
HIV
HIV Self-testing With Online Supervision for Vietnamese MSM
Although global rates of HIV infection have decreased overall, rates among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Southeast Asia are increasing.
- Trial name
- NCT05797961
- Testing
- HIV self-testing with online supervision, Control
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Social Network Strategy, HIV Self Testing
SNS to Increase HIV Testing Uptake and Linkage to Double Cascade Services Among Adolescent MSM and TGW in Thailand
UNAIDS aims to end AIDS by 2030 using "90-90-90" diagnosis-treatment-viral suppression targets. Thailand has achieved elimination of HIV mother-to-child transmission, but continues to see new infections among adolescent men who…
- Conditions
- Social Network Strategy, HIV Self Testing, Men Who Have Sex With Men
- Trial name
- NCT04953858
- Testing
- Social network strategy (SNS)
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection, HIV Prevention
Empowering Knowledge, Self-Testing & Resilience Through Innovative Methods for HIV
The goal of this study is to learn whether a digital tool can help improve HIV knowledge, self-awareness, and testing among adolescents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection, HIV Prevention, Adolescent Health, Digital Education Interventions
- Trial name
- EKSTRIM (NCT07039682)
- Testing
- Digital HIV Education and Self-Screening (EKSTRIM Model)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Sebelas Maret
HIV, Syphilis
Pilot HIV Self-Testing And Self-collected STI Testing Strategy for Sex Worker Empowerment Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if sex work managers (also called "queen mothers") can help female sex workers (FSW) get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by giving out and collecting…
- Conditions
- HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia
- Trial name
- PHASES (NCT07829133)
- Testing
- Venue-based, peer-enhanced strategy for integrated HIV self-testing (and self-collected STI testing
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HIV Infection, Syphilis Infection
Multiplo Tp/HIV Self-Test
To help reach the undiagnosed living with HIV and/or syphilis in Canada, self-tests for HIV and Syphilis may have substantial utility for increased identification of infected individuals through their relative ease of use and…
- Trial name
- NCT06716450
- Testing
- Multiplo TP/HIV Antibody Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Hiv, Contraception
Supporting Young Women's Reproductive Health by Harnessing Prosociality Among Drug Shopkeepers
The goal of the study is to operationalize and test the preliminary impact of providing regular customer feedback from adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) to drug shopkeepers on the distribution of contraceptives and HIV…
- Trial name
- NCT05525533
- Testing
- Harnessing prosocial and social image motivations for behavior change
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco