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HIV Self-Testing Africa (STAR) Malawi: General Population

NCT02718274 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 5504

Last updated 2018-05-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this project is to investigate the feasibility, affordability as well as the health and social impact of introducing HIV self-testing to rural communities through existing community-based volunteer services.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

OraQuick ADVANCE HIV I/II test kits, packaged for self-use (manufactured in Thailand)

Community based distribution of self-tests

OTHER

Home-based initiation of ARVs

Home-based initiation of ARVs by study nurse linked to follow-up at clinic

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UNITAID

    collaborator OTHER

  • Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme

    collaborator OTHER

  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • University College, London

    collaborator OTHER

  • Population Services International

    collaborator OTHER

  • World Health Organization

    collaborator OTHER

  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-30
Primary Completion
2018-01-31
Completion
2018-01-31

Countries

  • Malawi

Study Locations

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