CompletedNot Applicable

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Open Surgical vs. Rapid, Minimally-invasive Voluntary Adult Male Circumcision

South Africa150 participantsStarted 2013-06

Plain-language summary

To identify a minimally-invasive surgical circumcision technique for men, which is easy to learn and perform, is safe, and is associated with high patient satisfaction and excellent cosmetic results.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy men at least 18 years of age requesting circumcision * No anatomical penile abnormalities or infections * Able to provide informed consent to participate * Willing to participate in follow-up visits Exclusion Criteria: * Current illness * Penile abnormality or infection which contraindicates or would complicate circumcision * History of bleeding disorder * Past reaction to local anesthetic

What they're measuring

Intraoperative Duration

Timeframe: 1 hour

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01877408

SponsorSimunye Primary Health Care

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-08

Results submitted2013-10-29

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