Targeting Interventions at Venues Where Risk of HIV Transmission is High (PLACE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01423357 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: August 25, 2011
Last Update Posted
: August 25, 2011
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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HIV | Other: Condom distribution and peer education | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 537 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Targeting Interventions at Venues Where Risk of HIV Transmission is High |
Study Start Date : | February 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2010 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2010 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Condom distribution and peer education
Youth peer educators distribute condoms and conduct condom demonstration in venues where people meet new sexual partners, i.e. bars, night clubs, sherbeens, guest houses
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Other: Condom distribution and peer education
Condom distribution and condom demonstrations by youth peer educators at least twice a week
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No Intervention: Business as usual |
- Condom use with last sexual partner met in this venue [ Time Frame: in post-intervention survey (1 year after start of intervention) ]Guests socializing in venues where people meet new sexual partners are asked about condom use with the last sexual partner met in the venue where interview conducted
- Condom availability in the last 12 months in venues where people meet new sexual partners [ Time Frame: in post-intervention survey (1 year after start of intervention) ]One person representing each venue included in the survey is asked about the availability of condoms in the venue in the last 12 months

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Socializing in a venue where people are said to be meeting new sexual partners
- Age 18 years and above
Exclusion Criteria:
- Too drunk to give sensible answers

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01423357
Zambia | |
Dambwa | |
Livingstone, Zambia | |
Maramba | |
Livingstone, Zambia |
Study Director: | Charles C Michelo, MD, MPH, PhD | University of Zambia | |
Principal Investigator: | Cosmas M Zyaambo, MD, MPhil | University of Zambia | |
Study Chair: | Knut M Fylkesnes, DMD. DrPhilos | University of Bergen |
Publications:
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Responsible Party: | Ingvild Fossgard Sandoy, Researcher, University of Bergen |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01423357 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PLACE |
First Posted: | August 25, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 25, 2011 |
Last Verified: | August 2011 |
Keywords provided by Ingvild Fossgard Sandoy, University of Bergen:
HIV prevention condom distribution youth peer education |
high risk places condom use prevention through increased condom use |