New program aims to help ugandan men open up about HIV
NCT ID NCT05771519
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new program to help men living with HIV in Uganda feel more comfortable telling their sexual partners about their HIV status. The program includes education, counseling, and practice conversations. Researchers want to see if it helps more men share their status compared to standard care. About 70 men will take part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
For all 3 Aims, "index participants" inclusion criteria will include: * men living with HIV * with sexually transmitted infection symptoms (e.g., urethral discharge, genital lesions) * either not accessing antiretroviral therapy (per self-report109 and/or clinic documentation) or accessing antiretroviral therapy without HIV viral suppression * age ≥18 years, * with at least one sexual partner in the past three months Aims 2 and 3 have the additional inclusion criteria: * men living with HIV without HIV disclosure to at least one partner. In Aims 2 and 3, male participants will be encouraged to invite sexual partners for enrollment. These "partner participants" will have the following inclusion criteria: * age ≥18 years * partnered with an enrolled man who reports HIV disclosure or plans for HIV disclosure with study support * referred by the male participant. Exclusion Criteria: * an inability to speak the local language (Runyankole) or English * an inability to provide informed consent
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara, Uganda
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