Effect of Male Circumcision on HIV Incidence (ANRS 1265)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00122525 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(following DSMB recommandation.)
First Posted : July 22, 2005
Last Update Posted : April 30, 2009
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV Infections Herpes Genitalis Venereal Diseases | Procedure: Male Circumcision | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 3274 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Effect of Safe Male Circumcision on Incidence of Infection by HIV, HSV-2 and of Genital Ulceration |
Study Start Date : | July 2002 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2005 |
- Measure the protective effect of medicalized male circumcision on HIV infection [ Time Frame: M3, M12 and M21 ]
- Measure the protective effect on infections by the genital herpes agent Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) [ Time Frame: M3, M12 and M21 ]
- Measure the protective effect on the incidence of genital ulcer disease [ Time Frame: M3, M12 and M21 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 24 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Uncircumcised men aged 18-24 years
- Be in good general condition with normal physical and genital examinations
- Consenting to participate in the trial and to sign an informed consent
- Consenting to randomization of the medicalized circumcision schedule (performed at the beginning of study for the treated group, optional at the end of study for the control group)
- Consenting to avoid sexual contact (except with condom protection) during the 6 weeks following the medicalized circumcision
- Consenting to blood tests at M.0, M.3, M.12 and M.21 tested for HIV, HSV-2 and syphilis.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Men with AIDS
- Men with contraindication for circumcision
- Men thinking of moving away from the trial sites within the 21 months following inclusion
- Men with clinical sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (those men could be included after treatment)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00122525
South Africa | |
MC Centre | |
Orange Farm, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Study Chair: | Bertran Auvert, MD | Hôpital Ambroise-Paré (AP-HP); Inserm U687 | |
Principal Investigator: | Adrian Puren | NICD, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00122525 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ANRS 1265 |
First Posted: | July 22, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 30, 2009 |
Last Verified: | April 2009 |
HIV Male circumcision Prevention |
HSV-2 Africa Sexual behavior |
Infections Herpes Genitalis Sexually Transmitted Diseases Communicable Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Virus Diseases |
Herpes Simplex Herpesviridae Infections DNA Virus Infections Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |