Can cheap text messages boost HIV retesting? pilot study seeks answers
NCT ID NCT06785103
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested several low-cost behavioral nudges, like videos and text messages, to encourage HIV retesting among 98 adults at higher risk of HIV in rural Kenya and Uganda. The goal was to see which approaches were acceptable and feasible, so the best ones could be used in a larger future study. The study did not test a treatment or cure, but rather aimed to improve testing rates.
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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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98 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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15 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * at least 15 years of age * At increased risk of HIV infection (defined by self-reported risk \[at least one of the following over the 3 months prior to enrollment: \>1 sexual partner, known HIV-positive sexual partner, diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection, or paid or received gifts or money in exchange for sex\] or by Kenya or Uganda MoH criteria for priority group) * Documented negative HIV antibody test within 7 days of enrollment * No intent to migrate out of community in next 3 months * Daily access to a mobile phone (required since some of the interventions will be delivered by phone) Exclusion Criteria: * HIV-positive
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (IDRC)
Mbarara, Uganda
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Kenya Medical Research Institution (KEMRI)
Mbita, Kenya
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