Rewarding Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention and Control in Tanzania - Full Text View

Rewarding Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Prevention and Control in Tanzania (RESPECT)

This study has been completed.

First Received on June 12, 2009. Last Updated on June 16, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsor:	University of California, Berkeley
Collaborators:	World Bank Health Effects Institute William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Population Health Research Institute University of California, San Francisco RTI International
Information provided by:	University of California, Berkeley
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00922038

Purpose

This project evaluates the effect of a combined economic and psycho-social intervention to reduce risky sexual activity and its consequences. The main hypothesis to be tested is that risky sexual activity and resulting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can be reduced through an intervention of counseling, regular STI testing, and positive reinforcement using cash rewards. The intervention is being implemented in a population of young people in rural Tanzania where more conventional behavioral change interventions have had limited effect in battling a generalized HIV epidemic.

Condition	Intervention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases	Behavioral: Cash reward

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	Encouraging Safe Sexual Practices Among Youth Using Cash Rewards: A Randomized Trial in the Kilombero/Ulanga Districts, Tanzania

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of California, Berkeley:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections measured in laboratory testing (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Trichomonas, Mycoplasma genitalium, HSV-2, HIV) [ Time Frame: 4, 8, and 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	2411
Study Start Date:	February 2009

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: High reward	Behavioral: Cash reward Enrollees testing negative for treatable sexually transmitted infections will receive cash rewards.
Experimental: Low reward	Behavioral: Cash reward Enrollees testing negative for treatable sexually transmitted infections will receive cash rewards.
No Intervention: Control

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Plan to live in study area for next 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

Pregnant

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00922038

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of California, Berkeley

World Bank

Health Effects Institute

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Population Health Research Institute

University of California, San Francisco

RTI International

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

William H Dow, PhD

University of California, Berkeley

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	William H. Dow, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00922038 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	025202
Study First Received:	June 12, 2009
Last Updated:	June 16, 2009
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board Tanzania: National Institute for Medical Research

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Infection
Virus Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2012