Improving HIV Prevention Among Heterosexual Men Seeking STI Services in Malawi

NCT06200545 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 199

Last updated 2025-12-12

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Summary

To evaluate the potential benefit(s), acceptability, and associated costs of a systems navigator-delivered HIV prevention intervention in promoting and supporting persistent use of evidence-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among heterosexual men receiving care for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Conditions

  • HIV Infection
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Pre-exposure Prophylaxis
  • Systems Navigation

Interventions

OTHER

PrEP eligibility assessment

PrEP eligibility assessment

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Rapid HIV antibody testing prior to provision and/or refill of PrEP

Rapid HIV antibody testing prior to provision and/or refill of PrEP

OTHER

PrEP follow-up with a PrEP nurse in accordance with contemporary PrEP guidelines

PrEP follow-up with a PrEP nurse in accordance with contemporary PrEP guidelines

BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation of barriers and facilitators to ongoing PrEP use

Evaluation of barriers and facilitators to ongoing PrEP use

OTHER

Point of contact STI testing to inform counseling regarding ongoing PrEP care engagement

Point of contact STI testing to inform counseling regarding ongoing PrEP care engagement

OTHER

Tracing for any missed PrEP visits

Tracing for any missed PrEP visits

OTHER

Offering a PrEP "restart" kit for men who choose to discontinue PrEP during the follow-up period

Offering a PrEP "restart" kit for men who choose to discontinue PrEP during the follow-up period

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Division of AIDS, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    collaborator NIH
  • HIV Prevention Trials Network

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah Rutstein, MD, PhD · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  • Mitch Matoga, MBBS, MSc · UNC Project Malawi

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-02
Primary Completion
2025-07-28
Completion
2025-07-28

Countries

  • Malawi

Study Locations

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