Clinical trials: Male Circumcision
HIV/AIDS
Evaluating Demand Creation Strategies for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) in Kenya
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of two interventions - Inter-Personal Communication [IPC] and Dedicated Service Outlets [DSOs] - in recruiting men aged 25-39 years for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision…
- Trial name
- TASCO (NCT02497989)
- Testing
- Inter-personal Communication (IPC), Dedicated Service Outlets (DSO)
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,785 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Impact Research & Development Organization
Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention
Follow Up Study to Evaluate a Non-Surgical Device for Adult Male Circumcision for Screen Failure Subjects
It is well known from a range of observational and epidemiological studies that the lifetime risk of acquiring HIV among males can be significantly reduced via circumcision by 53%-60% and by up to 73% in post-trial observation.
- Conditions
- Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention, Screen Failure Subjects, Narrow Foreskin
- Trial name
- RMC-05 (NCT02281435)
- Testing
- PrePex™ device
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Rwanda
Circumcision, Male
Gomco Versus Mogen: Which is Best? A Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare two commonly used circumcision clamps (Gomco and Mogen) to see which results in less neonatal pain.
- Trial name
- GMRT (NCT01726036)
- Testing
- Gomco Circumcision Clamp, Mogen Circumcision Clamp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Circumcision, Male
Unicirc vs Open Surgical Circumcision
RCT of Unicirc under topical anesthetic w/ cyanoacrylate wound sealing vs. open surgical circumcision under local anesthetic with suturing.
- Trial name
- Unicirc004 (NCT02443792)
- Testing
- Unicirc with tissue adhesive, Open Surgical
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simunye Primary Health Care
Surgical Technique
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Open Surgical vs. Minimally-invasive Voluntary Adult Male Circumcision
This proposed randomized controlled trial will provide important data which will inform and enable the Mozambican government and global health programs to more effectively scale-up circumcision services.
- Trial name
- NCT01688310
- Testing
- Gomco Clamp with Tissue Adhesive, Open surgical circumcision
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Católica de Moçambique
Health Care Utilization, Nursing Caries
The Effect of Tele-Nursing on Parents of Circumcised Children
Circumcision is applied in many regions of the world for cultural, social, religious and medical reasons. Considering the frequency of circumcision in the World is 30%, this rate is close to 100% in Turkey.
- Trial name
- NCT05541913
- Testing
- Tele nursing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duzce University
Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention
The Shang Ring: A Novel Male Circumcision Device for HIV Prevention
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Shang Ring, a novel Chinese device for voluntary medical male circumcision, in order to improve the provision of male circumcision services for HIV prevention in Africa.
- Conditions
- Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- ShangRing (NCT00993811)
- Testing
- Shang Ring circumcision
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Male Circumcision
Randomized Trial Comparing PrePex Day 7 Foreskin Removal Procedure (FRP) to a Day 0 PrePex FRP .
A Prospective, Randomized, Open Label Trial Comparing PrePex™ Day 7 (FRP) to a PrePex Day 0 FRP of Male Circumcision in Resource Limited Settings.
- Trial name
- NCT03223532
- Testing
- PrePex Day 7 FRP, PrePex Day 0 FRP
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nyanza Reproductive Health Society
Medical Male Circumcision
An Implementation Science Study Investigating Profiles of Men Interested in MMC
There are both supply and demand gaps in our understanding of how best to implement MMC services. In terms of supply of MMC services, there is a need to better understand what the best way is of efficiently accessing mature…
- Trial name
- Imbizo (NCT02352961)
- Testing
- Exclusive Intervention Strategy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 2,817 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Aurum Institute NPC
HIV, Adolescent Behavior
Gender-Specific Combination HIV Prevention for Youth in High Burden Settings (MP3-Youth)
MP3 Youth is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a gender-specific combination HIV prevention package for youth (aged 15-24) in high burden settings.
- Conditions
- HIV, Adolescent Behavior, Gender
- Trial name
- MP3-Youth (NCT01571128)
- Testing
- Male-Specific Intervention Package, Female-Specific Intervention Package, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Females)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
HIV
Randomized Control Trial of Shang Ring Versus Forceps-guided Adult Male Circumcision in Southwestern Uganda.
Adult male circumcision (AMC) can reduce the incidence of HIV transmission by 40-60% in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The World Health Organisation and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS advocate AMC for the reduction of HIV…
- Trial name
- NCT01757938
- Testing
- Shang Ring Guided Circumcision, Forceps Guided Circumcision
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
HIV
Male Circumcision Against HIV Hukomboa
Tanzania launched a National Strategy for scaling-up voluntary medical male circumcision in 2010, and aims to circumcise 2.8 million males by 2015.
- Trial name
- NCT02376348
- Testing
- A targeted demand creation Activities
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 10,782 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention
A Pivotal Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of The PrePex System, a Male Circumcision Device and Methodology for Rapid Scale up of Painless and Bloodless National Circumcision Programs, in Urban and Remote Rural Settings
The protocol, approved by the Rwanda National Ethical Committee, was issued to assess the safety and efficacy of the circumcision device for applying it to the national scale up of adult male circumcision in Rwanda
- Conditions
- Male Circumcision, HIV Prevention, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- NCT01150370
- Testing
- The PrePex a novel device for adult male circumcision
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Rwanda
Circumcision
Rapid, Minimally-invasive Voluntary Adult Male Circumcision
This study will evaluate a new, minimally-invasive surgical circumcision technique for men, which is easy to learn and perform, is safe, and is associated with high patient satisfaction and excellent cosmetic results.
- Trial name
- NCT01998360
- Testing
- Surgical Control, Unicirc with tissue adhesive
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simunye Primary Health Care
HIV Infections
Papuan Indigenous Model of Male Circumcision
The purpose of the study is: AIM 1: To engage Papuan community members to explore acceptability, barriers and facilitators for introducing a school-based age and culturally appropriate, comprehensive VMMC intervention to reduce…
- Trial name
- NCT06212531
- Testing
- Medical male circumcision using standard surgical technique.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Circumcision
Circumcision With Use of Thermocautery and Histopathological Changes
Histo pathological changes that occurs in thermo cautery circumcision and the range of damage prepuce from thermal effect in comparison with scalpel circumcision
- Trial name
- NCT04092998
- Testing
- Thermocautery circumcision
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Inguinal Hernia, Circumcision
Analgesia in Children Using Caudal Epidural Ropivacaine
Caudal epidural analgesia (caudal block)is used in standard pediatric anesthesia practice. It has been shown to be effective in managing postoperative pain in children undergoing abdominal and infraumbilical surgery (Tobias et al…
- Trial name
- NCT01494272
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
HIV
Strategies to Increase HIV Testing, Linkages to Care, and Male Circumcision in Africa
The purpose of this study is to determine efficient, scalable, evidence-based strategies to link HIV positive individuals to care and HIV negative individuals to prevention measures, such as voluntary male circumcision.
- Trial name
- NCT02038582
- Testing
- POC CD4 Testing, CD4 Referral, Lay Counselor Follow-up
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,075 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Medical Device Complication
Feasibility Study of PrePex Device When Performed on Early Infants & Children Male Population by Physicians
The PrePex is a WHO prequalified medical device for adult male circumcision for HIV prevention. The Government of Rwanda was the first country to implement the PrePex and acts as the leading Center of Excellence providing…
- Trial name
- RMC-06 (NCT02281461)
- Testing
- Male circumcision using a non-surgical device
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Rwanda
Fear, Anxiety
Immersive Virtual Reality and Music During Circumcision in Children
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (IVR) and music on children's anxiety, fear, and pain levels during circumcision surgery.
- Conditions
- Fear, Anxiety, Child
- Trial name
- NCT06255548
- Testing
- Immersive virtual reality group, Music group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University