A Cluster Randomised Trial of Community-led Distribution of HIV Self-tests in Rural Malawi (HIV Self-Testing Africa [STAR])

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03541382

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : May 30, 2018

Last Update Posted : August 11, 2020

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Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

University College, London

Population Services International

UNITAID

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

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Recruitment Status :	Completed
Actual Primary Completion Date :	July 31, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :	July 31, 2019

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Indravudh PP, Fielding K, Sande LA, Maheswaran H, Mphande S, Kumwenda MK, Chilongosi R, Nyirenda R, Johnson CC, Hatzold K, Corbett EL, Terris-Prestholt F. Pragmatic economic evaluation of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing in Malawi. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Jul;6(Suppl 4):e004593. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004593.

Indravudh PP, Fielding K, Kumwenda MK, Nzawa R, Chilongosi R, Desmond N, Nyirenda R, Neuman M, Johnson CC, Baggaley R, Hatzold K, Terris-Prestholt F, Corbett EL. Effect of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing on HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation in Malawi: A cluster-randomised trial. PLoS Med. 2021 May 11;18(5):e1003608. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003608. eCollection 2021 May.

Indravudh PP, Fielding K, Kumwenda MK, Nzawa R, Chilongosi R, Desmond N, Nyirenda R, Johnson CC, Baggaley RC, Hatzold K, Terris-Prestholt F, Corbett EL. Community-led delivery of HIV self-testing to improve HIV testing, ART initiation and broader social outcomes in rural Malawi: study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Sep 18;19(1):814. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-4430-4.

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