Manicaland VMMC Uptake Through Behavioural Incentives Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: HIV/AIDS

• 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

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

Manicaland Centre for Public Health Research

🇿🇼Manicaland, Zimbabwe