Status:
COMPLETED
Provider and Peer Support Intervention to Improve ART Adherence Among Kenyan Men Who Have Sex With Men
Lead Sponsor:
University of Washington
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kenya Medical Research Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Medication Adherence
Eligibility:
MALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can improve health, prevent complications due to HIV infection, and prevent HIV transmission by making people less infectious. Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high ...
Detailed Description
Although men who have sex with men (MSM) are at very high risk for HIV globally, this group has only recently become an important focus of national HIV/AIDS programs in sub-Saharan Africa. While it is...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male
- 18 years or older
- Live or work in or around Mtwapa
- Kenyan nationality
- Engaged in any sex (manual, oral, anal) with a man during the past 12 months
- Documented HIV-1-infection
- Eligible for ART by current Kenyan guidelines
- Able to communicate in Swahili or English
- Willing to undergo randomization and participate in study procedures as outlined in the consent
- Not planning to move from area during the next 12 months To enhance study feasibility, we will recruit up to 30 men with prior ART experience. We will collect data on the duration of ART at the time of study enrolment.
Exclusion
- Inability to understand the research, as assessed during informed consent
- Refusal to consider ART initiation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02301533
Start Date
June 1 2015
End Date
October 1 2016
Last Update
July 13 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Kenya Medical Research Institute Mtwapa Research Clinic
Mtwapa, Kenya