Status:
COMPLETED
Package of Resources for Assisted Contact Tracing: Implementation, Costs, and Effectiveness
Lead Sponsor:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Eligibility:
All Genders
15+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Having health workers assist HIV-infected persons with the recruitment and testing of their sexual contacts and biological children is an effective and efficient way of identifying additional HIV-infe...
Detailed Description
Voluntary assisted contact tracing (ACT) is an evidence-based approach that efficiently identifies persons in need of HIV treatment and prevention. Malawi, like many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, h...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Health worker inclusion criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- working full-time at one of the health facilities included in the study
- staff in Malawi's Assisted Contact Tracing program.
- Health worker exclusion criteria:
- conditions that would compromise ability of participant to provide informed consent, undergo study procedures safely, or prevent proper conduct of study
- Patient (index or contact) inclusion criteria:
- \>=15 years
- potential index, contact, or parent or guardian of a potential index or contact
- Patient (index or contact) exclusion criteria:
- conditions that would compromise ability of individual to provide informed consent, undergo study procedures safely, or prevent proper conduct of study
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
841 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05343390
Start Date
November 1 2021
End Date
November 30 2023
Last Update
February 6 2025
Active Locations (33)
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1
Balaka District Hospital
Balaka, Malawi
2
Balaka OPD Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
3
Chiendausiku Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi
4
Kalembo Health Centre
Balaka, Malawi