NCT04946071Completed
Reducing HIV-related Stigma in School Children in Northern Uganda
Reducing HIV-Related Stigma in School Children in Northern Uganda: A Multi-level Arts-Based Population Health Intervention
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Nov 2024
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Over 2.6 million children aged 0-15 years are living with HIV globally, with the majority living in low and middle income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Addressing stigma associated with HIV is key given the significant harm that may be experienced in the form of negative health and social outcomes, reduced access to HIV prevention services, and increased vulnerability to infection. This stepped-wedge, cluster randomized trial with assess the impact of an arts-based HIV stigma intervention on knowledge and attitudes towards children who are HIV+ and - affected; enacted, internalized, anticipated, courtesy, and perceived stigma (primary outcomes); HIV testing frequency among sexually active participants; linkage to care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and adherence among HIV+ participants; and viral suppression among HIV+ participants (secondary outcomes) of children aged 10+ years in Omoro District, Uganda, post-intervention and 5-months post-intervention.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 2900 (actual)
- First submitted
- 28 May 2021
- Start date
- 5 May 2021
- Primary completion date
- 24 Nov 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Thompson Rivers University
- NCT number
- NCT04946071
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 2900
- From 5 May 2021 to the primary completion date, 24 Nov 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Does not meet one or more inclusion criteria
- Those attending the following government-funded schools due to distance: Awere secondary school, Awere primary school, Dino primary school, Odek primary school, Agweno primary school, Jing Komi primary school, Acet primary school, Awali primary school, Aromo Wanglobo primary school, Binya primary school
Who the study is looking for
- Children (age ≥10 years) in Omoro District, Northern Uganda
- Attending a government-funded primary and/or secondary school in the Omoro District
- Enrolled in primary grades 4-6 and secondary grades 1-3
Age in the registry: 10 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omoro District Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Palenga | Uganda | Unknown status |
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