Information About HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01895556 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: July 10, 2013
Last Update Posted
: July 10, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sexual Behavior Dis-inhibition | Other: Information Other: Control | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1200 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Basic Science |
Official Title: | A Study of the Effect of Information About the Relationship Between HIV Transmission and Circumcision on Subsequent Sexual Behavior, and the Demand for Circumcision Among Circumcised and Uncircumcised Men in Malawi, Africa. |
Study Start Date : | August 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2009 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Information
Information about male circumcision and HIV risk
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Other: Information |
Placebo Comparator: Control
Control
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Other: Control |
- Condom use [ Time Frame: One year after baseline survey ]frequency of reported condom use across all sexual acts (never, sometimes, always)
- Male circumcision [ Time Frame: One year after baseline survey ]Circumcision, willingness to circumcise, circumcision of son
- Condom purchases [ Time Frame: one year after baseline survey ]number of condoms purchased
- number of sexual partners [ Time Frame: one year after baseline survey ]number of partners over last year with which individual has engaged in vaginal, anal, oral intercourse

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 25 Years to 40 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- The study will involve men between the ages of 25 and 40
Exclusion Criteria:

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01895556
Principal Investigator: | Rebecca Thornton, PhD | University of Michigan | |
Study Director: | Susan Godlonton, PhD | University of Michigan |
Responsible Party: | Rebecca Thornton, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01895556 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
FSG09-Thornton |
First Posted: | July 10, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 10, 2013 |
Last Verified: | July 2013 |
Keywords provided by Rebecca Thornton, University of Michigan:
Malawi Risk Compensation Male Circumcision Demand |