(Men Who Have Sex With Men) MSM Community Intervention Trial

National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC3,214 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the community based comprehensive HIV/STIs intervention among MSMs in China.

National sentinel surveillance data show that HIV infections are increasing fast among men who have sex with men(MSM) in China. In some cities HIV prevalence among MSM is higher than 10%.It is urgent for China to explore innovative intervention to reduce HIV/AIDS transmission among this population. The purposes of this study are: 1. To evaluate the effectiveness of comprehensive interventions to decrease the HIV/STIs incidence among MSM population in China. The comprehensive intervention components include male circumcision, POL intervention, HIV testing and counseling and condom promotion. 2. To determine the acceptability of male circumcision among MSM population in China.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

3,214

Conditions

HIV Syphilis Herpesvirus 2, Human

Interventions

behavior intervention and male circumcisionOTHER

MSM in intervention arm can receive circumcision service for free, POL intervention, intensive HIV counseling and intensive condom promotion.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or above * Male have oral sex or anal sex within 6 months with a man * Accept questionnaire survey and blood test * Can participate in three surveys in one year * HIV Negative * No mental disease and can understand informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (8)

National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Provention

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing City

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

Center for Disease Control and Prevention,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Nanning, Guangxi, China

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

HIV incidence

Time frame: March 1,2010 to Dec,31,2010

Secondary Outcomes

Syphilis, HSV-2 incidence

Time frame: 1,Mar.,2009 to 31,Dec,2010

Frequency of condom uses, number of sexual partners

Time frame: March, 1, 2010 to December, 31,2010

The proportion of people who have intention to be circumcised

Time frame: March, 1, 2010 to December, 31,2010

The proportion of people who have been circumcised

Time frame: March, 1, 2010 to December, 31, 2010

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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