Can reassuring messages boost HIV testing in uganda?
NCT ID NCT06647797
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new communication strategy to encourage HIV testing in Uganda. The messages focused on how HIV testing can help people maintain stable relationships and have healthy families, especially with the availability of PrEP. Over 7,600 people receiving antenatal care or assisted partner notification services at two hospitals took part. The goal was to see if this approach was feasible and acceptable, and whether it increased partner testing and use of HIV prevention or treatment.
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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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7,666 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Client or partner of client receiving antenatal or assisted partner notification services at one of two study hospitals (Gombe Hospital or Mityana Hospital) Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals under the age of 18 years (for interviews and surveys only)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gombe Hospital
Gombe, Uganda
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Mityana Hospital
Mityana, Uganda
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