Home-Based Versus Partner-Friendly Clinic Testing to Enhance Male Partner HIV-1 Testing During Pregnancy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01620073 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 15, 2012
Last Update Posted : August 28, 2013
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The investigators hypothesize that home based HIV counseling and testing can increase male partner uptake of HIV testing during pregnancy.
The investigators study aims through a randomized clinical trial to determine whether a home-based model (HBM) versus a partner-friendly clinic model (PFM) can increase male uptake of HIV counseling and testing during pregnancy.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Male Partner HIV Counseling and Testing Home Based Pregnancy | Other: HIV counseling and testing | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 488 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Care Provider) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Home-Based Versus Partner-Friendly Clinic Testing to Enhance Male Partner HIV-1 Testing During Pregnancy: A Randomized Clinical Trial |
Study Start Date : | July 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Partner friendly arm
Proportion of males counseled and tested using routine standards of prenatal care
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Other: HIV counseling and testing
Male partner HIV counseling and testing |
Experimental: Home based arm
Proportion of male partners accepting HIV counseling and testing following home visits for couple HIV counseling and testing during pregnancy
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Other: HIV counseling and testing
Male partner HIV counseling and testing |
- Number of Male Partners Counseled and Tested for HIV During Pregnancy [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]To determine male partner acceptability of counseling and testing within a six week period following the counseling and testing of the pregnant woman.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant women and their male partners
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-pregnant, minors, inability to live in study area for 6 weeks

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01620073
Kenya | |
Ahero Sub-District Hospital, Nyando, Kenya | |
Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya, 254 | |
Ahero Sub-District Hospital | |
Kisumu, Nyanza, Kenya, 254 |
Principal Investigator: | Alfred O Osoti, MBChB MMed | University of Washington |
Responsible Party: | Alfred Osoti MBChB MMed, Doctor, University of Washington |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01620073 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
42561 |
First Posted: | June 15, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 28, 2013 |
Last Verified: | August 2013 |
Male partner HIV counseling and testing Home based Pregnancy |