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Validation of a Community Survey Methodology for Measuring PMTCT Program Impact
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborator:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01951794
First received: September 24, 2013
Last updated: April 17, 2017
Last verified: April 2017
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Purpose
Validate a promising community survey methodology for evaluating the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program effectiveness against a "gold standard" cohort design and to identify individual- and facility-level characteristics associated with HIV-free survival among HIV-exposed infants.
| Condition |
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| HIV |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Ecologic or Community Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional |
| Official Title: | CIDRZ 1225 - Validation of a Community Survey Methodology for Measuring PMTCT Program Impact |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- HIV-free survival among HIV-exposed infants. [ Time Frame: 18 months ]Our primary outcome will be HIV-free survival at 18 months among HIV-exposed infants. HIV-free survival has been proposed as a more comprehensive measure of PMTCT program effectiveness than HIV infections alone, since health services may have a broader health impact outside of interrupted transmission. We have chosen the 18-month time point for several reasons. Because the vast majority of HIV-exposed infants will have stopped breastfeeding by this age, this will provide more complete ascertainment of mother-to-child transmission compared to earlier measurements. This time point has also been endorsed by the WHO as one of two priority outcomes for PMTCT impact evaluations. Since both methodologies will sample and recruit participants from within the community, our measures will be population-based (vs. facility-based).
Biospecimen Retention: Samples Without DNA
We will collect Dried Blood Specimens (DBS) from both mother and infant and link them using pre-printed bar codes. For a mother who refuses real-time testing, but agrees to collection of this maternal DBS specimen, she will be provided a card with a unique study-generated identification number that can be used pick-up results at the community's designated health facility. For those who agreed to on-site HIV testing, we will retain the DBS specimens for quality assurance purposes. As part of the informed consent process, participants will also be asked whether leftover specimens may be used for future use, pending local and international ethical approvals for specified substudies.
| Enrollment: | 827 |
| Actual Study Start Date: | June 2014 |
| Study Completion Date: | December 2016 |
| Primary Completion Date: | November 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 49 Years (Child, Adult) |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Study Population
HIV-infected women and their HIV-exposed infants / children
Criteria
Eligibility criteria for community cohort:
- We will use facility- and community-based reporting systems from BHOMA to identify all recent births and, within the first 4 weeks of life, approach mothers at their homes to explain the study. Mothers are screened for HIV status, by on-site test and by medical record review (if available)
Eligibility criteria for community survey:
- We will enrollment HIV-infected women who report a delivery of an infant in the past 24 months
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01951794
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01951794
Locations
| Zambia | |
| Centre for Infectious Disease Reseach in Zambia | |
| Lusaka, Zambia, 34681 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Benjamin Chi, MD | UNC at Chapel Hill, Center for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01951794 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
CIDRZ 1225 R01HD075131-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
| Study First Received: | September 24, 2013 |
| Last Updated: | April 17, 2017 |
Keywords provided by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:
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HIV infected HIV exposed HIV-free |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017