Information About HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision

• Sponsor: Rebecca Thornton (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01895556
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 1,200
• Arms: 2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to measure the behavioral effects of learning information about male circumcision and HIV risk on sexual behavior and the demand for male circumcision.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Sexual Behavior; Dis-inhibition	Other: Information; Other: Control	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 1200 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Official Title: A Study of the Effect of Information About the Relationship Between HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision Among Circumcised and Uncircumcised Men in Malawi, Africa.
• Study Start Date: Aug 1, 2008
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 1, 2009

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Information Information about male circumcision and HIV risk	Other: Information
Placebo Comparator: Control Control	Other: Control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Condom use [One year after baseline survey]

   frequency of reported condom use across all sexual acts (never, sometimes, always)

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Male circumcision [One year after baseline survey]

   Circumcision, willingness to circumcise, circumcision of son

2. Condom purchases [one year after baseline survey]

   number of condoms purchased

3. number of sexual partners [one year after baseline survey]

   number of partners over last year with which individual has engaged in vaginal, anal, oral intercourse

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 Years to 40 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study will involve men between the ages of 25 and 40

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Rebecca Thornton

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Rebecca Thornton, PhD, University of Michigan
• Study Director: Susan Godlonton, PhD, University of Michigan

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Rebecca Thornton, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01895556
• Other Study ID Numbers: FSG09-Thornton
• First Posted: Jul 10, 2013
• Last Update Posted: Jul 10, 2013
• Last Verified: Jul 1, 2013

• Keywords provided by Rebecca Thornton, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan: Malawi; Risk Compensation; Male Circumcision; Demand

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 10, 2013