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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 April 2013
Main ID:  PACTR2010060002133418
Date of registration: 26/05/2010
Primary sponsor: Medical Research Council
Public title: Top-Up Study
Scientific title: A study to determine the feasibility of conducting a microbicide trial of daily vaginal gel and to inform the way adherence should be assessed
Date of first enrolment: 2010-06-01
Target sample size: 225
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR2010060002133418
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,
Randomised,
Simple randomisation using a radomisation table created by a computer software program ,
Sealed opaque envelopes,
 
Countries of recruitment
South Africa
Contacts
Name: Angela  Crook
Address:  222 Euston Road NW1 2DA London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 207 670 4751
Email: acr@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Affiliation:  Statistician
Name: Lisa  Burch
Address:  Stephenson House, 158-160 North Gower Street NW1 2ND London United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 207 670 4858
Email: lib@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Affiliation:  Trial Manager
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women aged 18 years and above at enrolment
Likely to be sexually active at entry and during follow-up
Willing to use study gel as instructed
Willing to return applicators every week day
Willing to attend the clinic every 4 weeks and be interviewed
Willing to be followed up and interviewed if she defaults
Willing to receive health education about condoms
Willing to undergo pregnancy tests on a monthly basis
Willing and able to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria: Using a product in a trial, or otherwise e.g. licensed spermicide, that is likely to impact on the outcome of this study and she is unwilling to stop use for the duration of study
Unable to agree a reliable method of contact with the field team
Likely to move out of the area within the next 3 months
Pregnant (including positive pregnancy test at enrolment)
Has clinical condition considered by the study management group to make enrolment inadvisable
Considered by the study personnel to be unlikely to be able to comply with the study procedures
Previously enrolled on MDP301 trial


Age minimum: 18 Year
Age maximum: 99 Year
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

HIV/AIDS
null
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Adherence to daily use of gel
Secondary Outcome(s)
Consistency of adherence measure
Reasons for non-adherence
Retention
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
CONRAD
UK Medical Research Council
European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
International Partnership for Microbicides
UK Department for International Development
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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