Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Simunye: A Couples-focused Intervention for HIV Prevention and Care in South Africa
Lead Sponsor:
University of Michigan
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of California, San Francisco
Human Sciences Research Council
Conditions:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
From a sample of 272 male-female couples (544 individuals, 272 men and 272 women) recruited from rural KaZulu-Natal, South Africa, couples will be randomized to receive either individual a package of ...
Detailed Description
South Africa remains one of the countries mostly heavily impacted by the HIV epidemic, with an overall estimated adult HIV prevalence of 18% to 30% among female antenatal clinic attendees. There is no...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- both aged between 18-50
- report being a cis-gender male and a cis-gender female
- report being in a relationship with each other for at least 6 months
- are not in a polygamous marriage and 5) report being sexually active with their partner.
- Serostatus
- For those individuals who already know that they are HIV-positive, the inclusion criteria will be that they report one of the following conditions:
- have never initiated ART
- not currently on ART (but can have been on it before)
- if already on ART, that they have missed 3 doses of medication in the past 30 days
Exclusion
- Couples in which one or both members report experiencing or perpetrating severe IPV in the prior 6 months
- Below age 18 or above age 50
- Report being transgender
- Report not being a relationship at all or for \<6 months
- Are in a polyamorous marriage
- Are not sexual active with participating partner
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 29 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
544 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05231707
Start Date
April 29 2022
End Date
May 1 2026
Last Update
July 28 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Human Sciences Research Council
Sweetwaters, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 3201