CompletedNot Applicable

Testing a Barbershop-based HIV Prevention Initiative Among Men

Uganda250 participantsStarted 2024-03-13

Plain-language summary

To test community-based approaches to engage heterosexual men at risk for HIV and specifically to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention program.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age ≥ 16 years
✓. Able and willing to provide informed consent
✓. Behaviorally vulnerable to HIV, based on self-report of at least one of the following in the last three months:
✓. Had condomless sex with a person of unknown HIV status or a person living with HIV
✓. Had more than one sexual partner
✓. HIV negative per Ugandan Ministry of Health guidelines and the Study-specific Procedures (SSP) Manual
✓. Is a regular customer at a participating barbershop as defined in the SSP Manual

Exclusion criteria

✕. Not planning to stay in the study catchment area in the next 12 months
✕. Any other condition that in the opinion of the Investigator of Record (IoR)/designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.

What they're measuring

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 26 and Week 52

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, Week 52, Week 65

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 26 and Week 52

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, Week 52, Week 65

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, Week 52, Week 65

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06148584

SponsorHIV Prevention Trials Network

Sponsor typeNETWORK

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-06-30

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Who can participate

Age range16 Years

SexMALE

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AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion criteria

✓. Age ≥ 16 years
✓. Able and willing to provide informed consent
✓. Behaviorally vulnerable to HIV, based on self-report of at least one of the following in the last three months:
✓. Had condomless sex with a person of unknown HIV status or a person living with HIV
✓. Had more than one sexual partner
✓. HIV negative per Ugandan Ministry of Health guidelines and the Study-specific Procedures (SSP) Manual
✓. Is a regular customer at a participating barbershop as defined in the SSP Manual

Exclusion criteria

✕. Not planning to stay in the study catchment area in the next 12 months
✕. Any other condition that in the opinion of the Investigator of Record (IoR)/designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.

What they're measuring

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 26 and Week 52

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, Week 52, Week 65

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 26 and Week 52

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, Week 52, Week 65

To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention initiative

Timeframe: Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, Week 52, Week 65