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NCT Number: NCT01764282

Promoting Antiretroviral Therapy Among Serodiscordant Couples to Reduce HIV Transmission

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of reducing HIV transmission among sero-discordant couples by applying comprehensive intervention components.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV

Age range

18 year–59 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, Guilin, Laibin, Qinzhou, Guangxi, China

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About this study

A cluster-randomized controlled trial was carried out in forty counties from 16 cities. The strategy of Social Marketing was applied to influence sero-discordant couples' behavioral changes including safer sexual intercourses, regular HIV testing for the negative partners, antiretroviral therapy initiation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Couples are required to have a stable relationship and live together in the last 3 months;
  • Older than 18 years and younger than 60 years; without regard to CD4 count;
  • Open cohort(any newly diagnosed serodiscordant couples who are eligible for treatment will be included during the study period).

Exclusion criteria

  • Couples are not have a stable relationship or do not live together in the last 3 months;
  • Younger than 18 years old.

Treatment and study plan

comprehensive intervention components

Behavioral

ART promotion, Couple testing and consulting promotion, and Condom use promotion

Primary outcomes

  1. HIV seroconversion rate of HIV negatives among HIV serodiscordant couples

    Time frame: up to 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of HIV positives receiving ART among HIV serodiscordant couples

    Time frame: up to 2 years

  2. The incidence rate of AIDS-related diseases of HIV positives among serodiscordant couples

    Time frame: up to 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC

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Registry information

Official study title

A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial of Promoting Antiretroviral Therapy Among Serodiscordant Couples to Reduce HIV Transmission

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jan 9, 2013
Registry last updated
Aug 25, 2017

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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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