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NCT Number: NCT02438930

Client-Centered Counseling During Routine/Opt-Out HIV-Testing in Uganda

This study pilot tests and intervention to help individuals reduce their risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV. The intervention is implemented when people are tested for HIV in an outpatient clinic in rural Uganda. Approximately half of participants will receive the intervention and the other half will receive the usual counseling provided during HIV counseling and testing.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV Behavior Sexual Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Gombe Hospital

Gombe, Uganda

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • at least 18 years of age,
  • have come to the outpatient clinic for a medical concern (e.g., cough, malaria, but not those seeking voluntary HIV-counseling and testing,
  • sexually active within the prior 3-months,
  • not currently pregnant,
  • no confirmed HIV-positive test result prior to the present HIV-test, and
  • live not more than 30km from Gombe Hospital in Uganda (to facilitate follow-up)

Exclusion criteria

  • less than 18 years of age,
  • having come to the clinic seeking voluntary HIV-counseling and testing,
  • not sexually active in prior 3 months,
  • currently pregnant,
  • confirmed prior HIV positive test,
  • live more than 30km from the hospital

Treatment and study plan

Motivational interviewing intervention during HIV testing

Behavioral

Standard-of-care counseling during HIV testing

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Sexual risk behavior

    Time frame: 6 months

    Unprotected sex with serodiscordant or unknown HIV status partners

Secondary outcomes

  1. Uptake of partner testing

    Time frame: 6 months

    Partner uptake of HIV testing

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Susan M. Kiene

Other

Collaborators

  • Makerere University
  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Rhode Island Hospital

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
May 8, 2015
Registry last updated
May 8, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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