Feasibility, Acceptability, and Safety of Neonatal Male Circumcision in Lusaka, Zambia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01115335 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 4, 2010
Last Update Posted : July 13, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Neonatal Male Circumcision | Procedure: Neonatal male circumcision | Phase 4 |
As male circumcision becomes one component of Zambia's plan to prevent the spread of HIV, it is important to understand the acceptability, feasibility, and safety of implementing NMC services in various clinical settings.
In this study, we will examine the acceptability of neonatal male circumcision among parents in several ways. First, we will administer a structured questionnaire on NMC to 1000 consenting parents of newborn boys at a tertiary care institution and 1-2 primary care clinics in Lusaka. All parents approached, regardless of whether or not they complete the survey, will also be offered an opportunity to have their sons circumcised. Uptake will be calculated as the percent of parents approached who consent for their sons to be circumcised. Finally, we will assess parental satisfaction with results of the procedure.
To examine the feasibility of training providers and implementing neonatal male circumcision services in various clinical settings, we will train a group of 15-20 health care providers in three different circumcision methods (Gomco clamp, Mogen clamp, and Plastibell) at 2-3 study sites. We will recruit 600 infants to be circumcised during the training. We will use structured questionnaires and skill assessments to evaluate provider competence after completing the training curriculum, provider preferences among the three circumcision methods, and opinion about how NMC should be scaled up within the existing health care system. We will also document logistical difficulties of scaling up NMC services at the study sites.
Finally, we will examine the safety of implementing NMC by collecting and analyzing data on complications resulting from the different circumcision methods.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 661 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Health Services Research |
Official Title: | Feasibility, Acceptability, and Safety of Neonatal Male Circumcision at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia and in the Lusaka District in Zambia Using Gomco; Plastibell; and Mogen Methods |
Study Start Date : | October 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2012 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Gomco
NMC performed using a Gomco clamp
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Procedure: Neonatal male circumcision
Circumcision performed on a male infant within the first month of life, using one of 3 devices |
Active Comparator: Mogen clamp
NMC performed using a Mogen clamp
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Procedure: Neonatal male circumcision
Circumcision performed on a male infant within the first month of life, using one of 3 devices |
Active Comparator: Plastibell
NMC performed using a Plastibell device
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Procedure: Neonatal male circumcision
Circumcision performed on a male infant within the first month of life, using one of 3 devices |
- Complication Rate [ Time Frame: 0-6 weeks after the circumcision procedure ]Includes intra-operative and post-operative complications such as bleeding, infection, and cosmetic problems
- Uptake of NMC [ Time Frame: Ongoing, over the course of the study (1.5 years) ]Defined as % of parents of newborn boys approached during recruitment who consent to having their sons cirucumcised
- Provider Preferences [ Time Frame: Upon completion of training in NMC ]Measure of provider preferences among 3 circumcision devices being compared
- Parent Satisfaction [ Time Frame: 6 weeks following the circumcision procedure ]Score, between 0 and 100, of each parent's satisfaction with the outcome of the NMC procedure

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 28 Days (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male infants who are in the first day of life (including infants < 24 hours old) and up to 4 weeks of age will be considered for circumcision
- Gestational age >37 weeks at birth
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any current illness
- Bleeding diathesis or family history of bleeding disorder
- Abnormality of urethra or penile shaft such as hypospadias
- Local infection defined as redness, swelling, or a purulent discharge from the infant penis
- Greater than four weeks of age

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01115335
Zambia | |
University Teaching Hospital and Matero Reference Clinic | |
Lusaka, Zambia |
Principal Investigator: | Elizabeth M Stringer, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham and Centre for Infectious Disease Research of Zambia | |
Principal Investigator: | Kasonde Bowa, MD | University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia | |
Principal Investigator: | John Kachimba, MD | University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia |
Responsible Party: | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01115335 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PS123541-06 |
First Posted: | May 4, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 13, 2012 |
Last Verified: | April 2010 |
neonatal male circumcision Gomco Plastibell Mogen Safety |
Uptake Acceptability Feasibility Zambia |