Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of the AccuCirc for Early Infant Male Circumcision in Nyanza, Kenya

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Illinois at Chicago

Nyanza Reproductive Health Society

Conditions:

Male Circumcision

Eligibility:

MALE

1-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Male circumcision (MC) is an effective, research-tested, evidence-based HIV prevention strategy that is cost-saving. Randomized trials provide compelling evidence that MC reduces men's risk of heteros...

Detailed Description

Male circumcision (MC) is a research-tested, evidence-based HIV prevention strategy that has been shown to be cost-saving. Randomized trials have provided compelling evidence that MC reduces men's ris...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Live-born male infants within the study catchment area (two facilities and their surrounding communities, respectively, served by Domiciliary Midwives (DMs))
  • Ability to follow up three or four days after the procedure (and for the first 50 infants, ability to follow-up 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week, and 4 weeks after the procedure)
  • Provision of written informed consent by at least one parent or guardian

Exclusion

  • Neonatal sepsis or signs of potential illness (e.g., hyperthermia or hypothermia)
  • Penile abnormality that might require reconstructive surgery in the future
  • Family history of bleeding disorder
  • Estimated infant gestational age \< 37 weeks
  • Infant delivery weight \< 2,500 grams
  • Growth less than 5th percentile for age
  • Infant \> 60 days of age

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

704 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02277795

Start Date

February 1 2015

End Date

August 1 2016

Last Update

June 6 2018

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Nyanza Reproductive Health Society

Kisumu, Kenya