Clinical trials: HIV Self-testing
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Peer-Delivered HIV Self-Testing, STI Self-Sampling and PrEP for Transgender Women in Uganda
Transgender women (TGW) are at high risk for HIV infection, and are an important, under-researched population in sub-Saharan Africa. Globally, HIV acquisition risk among TGW is 13 times higher than other adults aged 15-49 years.
- Conditions
- HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, PrEP, Transgender Women
- Trial name
- NCT04328025
- Testing
- Peer-delivered HIV self-testing, STI self-sampling and PrEP
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere 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 Infections
Use of HIV Self-Test Kits to Increase Identification of HIV-Infected Individuals and Their Partners
This study comprises two trials to evaluate the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of HIV self-testing strategies compared to standard of care among clients in outpatient departments (OPD; Aim 1) and the sexual partners of…
- Trial name
- NCT03271307
- Testing
- Optimized PITC, Facility HIVST, Index HIVST
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 6,369 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Plan and Pledge, HIV Self-testing in South Africa
The Plan and Pledge pilot will incorporate behavioral economics approaches (nudges) into the pre-existing STAR self-test fixed-site distribution program, implemented by Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) at the…
- Trial name
- NCT03898557
- Testing
- Provision of HIV self-test with Commitment and planning prompts, Provision of HIV self-test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,479 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
HIV Infection
Impact of HIV Self-testing Among Female Sex Workers in Kampala, Uganda
HSPOT 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 Kampala, Uganda.
- Trial name
- HSPOT (NCT02846402)
- Testing
- Oral HIV Self-Testing
- Volunteers
- 960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Hiv
Application of Augmented Reality (AR) in HIV Self-test in Men Who Have Sex With Men Community
Objective: To apply augmented reality (AR) technology in HIV self-test and to assess its impacts in enhancing testing performance among men who have sex with men (MSM). Design: Parallel randomised controlled, open label, trial.
- Trial name
- NCT05781165
- Testing
- Augmented reality
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
HIV/AIDS, Mobile Health
Evaluation of a Multi-Component Intervention to Support HIV Testing and Linkage to Services Among MSM in Peru
This study is testing a new program designed to improve access to HIV testing and help connect people with available treatment or prevention services, based on their test result.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Mobile Health, Feasibility Studies, Qualitative Research
- Trial name
- MERCURY (NCT07074899)
- Testing
- Multi-component HIV testing and linkage-to-services intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
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 Infections, HIV/AIDS
Acceptability and Feasibility of Unsupervised HIV Self-Testing Among Networks of Men
The purpose of this study is to recruit and train men to promote HIV self-testing to their network members in their camps and examine the efficacy of a peer-led HIV self-testing intervention on the uptake of HIV testing among men.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Hiv
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT03891407)
- Testing
- Self-Testing Education and Promotion
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
HIV Prevention
Acceptability and Performance of HIV Self-Testing in a Youth Population in Nigeria
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability and performance of a directly assisted oral HIV self-testing (HIVST) program in a youth population aged 14-24 in Nigeria.
- Trial name
- NCT03874663
- Testing
- Directly assisted oral HIV self-testing (HIVST)
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 652 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
HIV
Peer Delivery of HIV Self Test to Improve Linkage to HIV Prevention
Hypothesis: HIV-Self-Test (HIV-ST) will allow peers or peer-networks to effectively and efficiently link older adolescent girls and young women into HIV prevention and care services.
- Trial name
- NCT03751826
- Testing
- Incentivised network delivery of HIV-ST, Peer navigator delivery of HIV-ST, standard of care
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
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 Infections
Male Partner Engagement in HIV Testing Using Partner-notification Slip Plus Oral HIV Self-testing Kit
HIV testing uptake among male partners of pregnant women remains low. But the optimal way to engage the male partners is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT07488221
- Testing
- Partner Notification Slip plus HIV Self-test kit, Partner Notification Slip only
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HIV/AIDS
A Field Experiment to Assess the Demand for HIV Self-Tests in Zimbabwe
This study is a field experiment in peri-urban and rural communities near Harare, Zimbabwe, that seeks to estimate the likelihood that individuals will purchase HIV self-tests under various pricing and distribution strategies.
- Trial name
- NCT03559959
- Testing
- Vouchers for HIV self-testing kits
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Malaria Infection, Pregnancy
Diagnostic Access to Self-Care and Health Services in Low and Middle Income Countries (DASH) - Phase II
Our primary goal is to determine if on-demand, home-based rapid testing, or rapid testing done by a community health worker (CHW) results in people testing for diseases more frequently and getting care more quickly.
- Conditions
- Malaria Infection, Pregnancy, HIV, Diabetes
- Trial name
- DASH (NCT06588790)
- Testing
- Home-based rapid testing, Community health worker rapid testing
- Where
- 3 sites in Kenya, South Africa and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV/AIDS
Incentives to Promote Sustained Linkage to HIV Care
This study aims to test if small incentives promote linkage to care and 6-month viral suppression among individuals recently tested for HIV at selected sites within Johannesburg, South Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT04431154
- Testing
- Provision of HIV self-screen kit with incentives and linkage promotion
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania