NCT07003789Active, not recruiting
Co-Developing an HIV Prevention Program for Women in Ghana
Co-Developing a Women-Centered HIV Prevention Intervention to Reduce Stigma, Increase HIV Self-Testing, and Improve PrEP Awareness and Uptake in Ghana
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The WISE Woman Study is a research project in Ghana focused on improving HIV prevention among young women aged 18 to 35. In Ghana, young women are at higher risk of HIV but often lack access to the right information and services. This study will first work with young women and community partners to co-develop a youth-friendly and women-centered HIV prevention program. The program will focus on two proven strategies: HIV self-testing (HIVST) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medicine that helps prevent HIV. After the program is created, researchers will test it with 50 young women in Greater Accra and the Eastern Region to see if it's acceptable, easy to use, and if it helps increase knowledge and use of HIVST and PrEP. The intervention will be delivered through WhatsApp and community-based workshops to ensure privacy and reach. Participants will complete surveys and take part in discussions and interviews to share their feedback. This research will help build better HIV prevention strategies tailored to the needs of young women in Ghana.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 65 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 May 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Diseases
- HIV
- NCT number
- NCT07003789
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 65
- From 1 Jul 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Dec 2026
- 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 illness
- Have cognitive impairments or severe mental health conditions limiting participation
Other
- Do not reside in the two specified regions of Ghana
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Community partners with commercial conflicts of interest (for workshop only)
Who the study is looking for
- Identify as female and be between 18-35 years of age
- Reside in Greater Accra or the Eastern Region of Ghana
- Be sexually active (defined as having engaged in vaginal, anal, or oral sex in the past 6 months)
- Have access to a mobile phone with WhatsApp
- Be willing to provide informed consent
- Be interested in participating in HIV prevention activities
- Be comfortable discussing sexual and reproductive health in a group setting (for the workshop)
- For pilot phase only: must not have participated in the co-development workshop
Age in the registry: 18 years to 35 years · Sex: Female · Accepts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Accra | Ghana | Unknown status |
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