Experimental Design of Couple Counseling and Testing in Antenatal Clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (CVCT)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: HIV Infections

Treatments: Behavioral: Individual VCT; Behavioral: Couples VCT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00631384

H.32.02.05.29

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of couples Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV (CVCT) compared to individual VCT (IVCT) in preventing MTCT, and in increasing preventive behaviors and minimizing spousal abuse among HIV positive women. We hypothesize that offering CVCT will not decrease uptake of VCT among women. This research will be carried out in 3 antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Enrollment: 1,521 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Up to 6 months of pregnancy
• Currently married or in cohabiting union for 2+ years and co-resident with husband

Exclusion criteria

• In polygamous marriage
• 7 or more months pregnant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

1,521 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Women to be asked to bring husbands for couple VCT

Treatment:

Behavioral: Couples VCT

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Women to receive individual VCT

Treatment:

Behavioral: Individual VCT