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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201606001630356
Date of registration: 12/05/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University College London
Public title: A study to determine the effectiveness of incentives to increase couples HIV counselling and testing in Zimbabwe
Scientific title: A cluster randomised trial of non-financial incentives to increase uptake of couples counselling and testing and of SMS reminders to promote linkage to prevention and care
Date of first enrolment: 01/04/2015
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=1630
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Factorial: participants randomly allocated to either no, one, some or all interventions simultaneously,Randomised,Stratified randomisation ,stratified by district and proximity to a health facility,Central randomisation  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Zimbabwe
Contacts
Name: Frances    Cowan
Address:  CeSHHAR Zimbabwe, 9 Monmouth Rd, Avondale Harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: 002634333393
Email: f.cowan@ucl.ac.uk
Affiliation: 
Name: Euphemia    Sibanda
Address:  9 Monmoth Rd, Avondale Harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: +2634333393
Email: euphemia@ceshhar.co.zw
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Attending the PSI mobile outreach site for HIV testing
Exclusion criteria: Urban clusters (mobile outreach sites) were excluded

Age minimum: 16 Year(s)
Age maximum: 100 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS
Intervention(s)
Both incentives for couples testing and SMS reminders for referred individuals
Non-financial incentives for individuals who tested for HIV together with a partner
Standard PSI outreach HIV testing and counselling services
SMS reminders
Primary Outcome(s)
Proportion of testers who test together as a couple, by arm
Proportion of HIV-negative male testers who undergo voluntary medical male circumcision within 3 months
Proportion of HIV-positive testers who link to care (defined as a completed visit) within 3 months
Secondary Outcome(s)
IV. Incremental costs and benefits of incentives for promoting CHTC
Incremental costs and benefits of reminder motivational SMS messages
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
UK Department for International Development, through PSI Zimbabwe
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 16/12/2014
Contact:
Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
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