Can subsidized HIV Self-Test kits reach more young women?
NCT ID NCT06820697
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how to keep HIV self-test kits available for adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers will test two subsidy levels (high and low) for shopkeepers, with decreasing support over time. The goal is to find a sustainable way for private drug shops to offer free kits, improving access to HIV prevention services.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HIV self-test kits with varying subsidy levels
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show how to sustainably provide HIV self-test kits to young women in Africa, helping prevent HIV spread.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (200 participants) focused on distribution methods, not a direct medical treatment. Results may not apply to other regions or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Owners/staff of retail drug shops and pharmacies located in the study regions * Age 18 and older Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to install and track sales and distribution of HIVST kits using the Maisha Meds data system provided.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mwanza Intervention Trials Unit
Mwanza, Tanzania
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