Manicaland VMMC Uptake Through Behavioural Incentives Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV/AIDS
• Interventions: Behavioral: Education session with lottery incentive; Behavioral: Education session with fixed incentive

• Registration Number: NCT03565588
• Lead Sponsor: Simon Gregson

Brief Summary

Primary Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of an interactive VMMC education session offered by a circumcised health worker and contribution to transport costs for accessing VMMC along with either (1) conditional economic compensation for wages or (2) lottery-based economic incentives on the uptake of VMMC.

Hypothesis VMMC education session offered by a role model - a young male health worker who has been previously benefited from VMMC services in this community - addressing risks of HIV infection, benefits of VMMC, and the fear of pain associated with VMMC, with/without a conditional fixed or lottery-based financial incentives off-setting present-biased preferences, will improve risk perception and increase uptake of VMMC in HIV-negative young men.

Study outcomes The primary outcomes for the study will be risk perception measured in a follow-up survey at 6 months and proportion of men taking up VMMC within 6 months measured through self-reports and matched to program records.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-06-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-06-20
• Study First Posted: 2018-06-21
• Study Start: 2018-07-07
• Primary Completion: 2021-01-30
• Study Completion: 2021-01-30
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 1028

Inclusion Criteria

• Men
• Age 15-29 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants testing HIV-positive at baseline
• Self-reporting have already undergone circumcision

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Education session with lottery incentive	Education session with lottery incentive	Education sessions offered by a circumcised health worker and contribution towards transport costs but with conditional lottery financial incentives.
Education session with fixed incentive	Education session with fixed incentive	Education sessions offered by a circumcised health worker and contribution towards transport costs to the health facility with payments conditional on being circumcised.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC)	6 months	Proportion of men taking up VMMC within 6 months measured through self-reports and matched to programme records

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in perception of risk of HIV	6 months	Risk perception will be measured in a follow-up survey at 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research; 🇿🇼 Manicaland, Zimbabwe