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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT01844102
Date of registration: 29/04/2013
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: FHI 360
Public title: Safety and Acceptability of the PrePex™ Device for Male Circumcision in Zambia
Scientific title: Evaluation of the Safety and Acceptability of the PrePex™ Device for Male Circumcision in Zambia
Date of first enrolment: October 2013
Target sample size: 500
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01844102
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Zambia Zimbabwe
Contacts
Name:     Namwinga Chintu, MBChB
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Affiliation:  Society for Family Health
Name:     Karin Hatzold, MD, Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Population Services International
Name:     Bruce Bvulani, MBChB, MMed
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Affiliation:  Ministry of Health, Zambia
Name:     Paul Hewett, Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Population Council
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Must be aged 18 to 49 years;

- Must be uncircumcised (on examination);

- Must be in good general health;

- Must agree to voluntary counseling and testing for HIV, or have documentation of
testing no more than one week before the MC visit;

- Must be HIV-uninfected;

- Must be free of genital ulcerations or other visible signs of STI (on examination);

- Must be able to understand study procedures and the requirements of study
participation;

- Must agree to return to the healthcare facility for the full schedule of follow-up
visits after his circumcision or be willing to receive a home visit;

- Must freely consent to participate in the study and sign a written informed consent
form;

- Must have a cell phone or access to a cell phone; and,

- Must agree to provide the study staff with an address, phone number, or other locator
information while participating in the research study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Penis does not fit any of the five PrePex sizes;

- Takes a medication that would be a contraindication for elective surgery, such as an
anticoagulant or steroid;

- Has known bleeding/clotting disorder (e.g. hemophilia);

- Has an active genital infection, anatomic abnormality (e.g. phimosis or hypospadias)
or other disease or condition (e.g. extreme obesity, poorly controlled diabetes,
sickle cell anemia, AIDS-like signs or symptoms) which in the investigator's opinion
contraindicates MC or participation in the study; and,

- Is participating in another longitudinal biomedical research study.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 49 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV
Intervention(s)
Device: PrePex
Primary Outcome(s)
Adverse Events [Time Frame: 42 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Proportion of men ineligible for circumcision with PrePex [Time Frame: 42 days]
Acceptability of PrePex procedures among Zambian clients [Time Frame: 42 days]
Costs of PrePex training and service delivery [Time Frame: 42 days]
Acceptability of PrePex procedures among male circumcision providers [Time Frame: 42 days]
Follow-up outcomes [Time Frame: 42 days]
Secondary ID(s)
416416
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Population Services International
Population Council
Ministry of Health, Zambia
Society for Family Health, Zambia
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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