HIV-Related Stigma Intervention for Malaysian Clinicians
NCT ID: NCT05597787
Last Updated: 2024-12-11
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
78 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-07-26
2023-05-11
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SCREENING
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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HIV Connect
Participants randomized to this condition will complete HIV Connect, which is an online course developed by the Malaysian Society of HIV Medicine designed to educate primary care physicians in Malaysia about HIV. It consists of a series of modules featuring HIV infectious disease experts who instruct on topics including epidemiology and natural history of HIV, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), sexual history taking and STI testing, and others.
HIV Connect
online education and clinical skills
Project ECHO for HIV Prevention
Participants randomized to this condition will receive Project ECHO for HIV Prevention, without added evidence-based stigma reduction tools. Participants will meet with the Project ECHO Hub specialists and their learning community on a bi-weekly basis for 60 minutes over the course of 9 months. Each session will feature a didactic training incorporating standardized procedures for HIV testing, prevention, and/or linkage to care, and patient-case presentation and discussion.
Project ECHO for HIV Prevention
education and clinical skills
Project ECHO for HIV Prevention + Stigma Reduction
Participants randomized to this condition will receive the Project ECHO for HIV Prevention intervention with added evidence-based stigma reduction tools. Participants will meet with the Project ECHO Hub specialists and their learning community on a bi-weekly basis for 60 minutes over the course of 9 months. Each session will feature a didactic training incorporating standardized procedures for HIV testing, prevention, and/or linkage to care, and patient-case presentation and discussion.
Project ECHO for HIV Prevention and Stigma Reduction
education, clinical skills and contact
Interventions
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HIV Connect
online education and clinical skills
Project ECHO for HIV Prevention
education and clinical skills
Project ECHO for HIV Prevention and Stigma Reduction
education, clinical skills and contact
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Malaya
OTHER
University of Delaware
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia
Countries
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References
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Earnshaw VA, Collier ZK, Wong PL, Saifi R, Chong N, Ng RX, Azwa I, Basri S, Hassan ABA, Mousavi M, Omar SFS, Walters S, Haddad MS, Kamarulzaman A, Altice FL. Pilot randomized controlled trial to reduce HIV-related stigma among clinicians in Malaysia via project ECHO(R). AIDS Care. 2025 Aug;37(8):1313-1331. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2025.2534539. Epub 2025 Jul 30.
Chong N, Azwa I, Hassan AA, Mousavi M, Wong PL, Ng RX, Saifi R, Basri S, Omar SFS, Walters SM, Collier ZK, Haddad MS, Altice FL, Kamarulzaman A, Earnshaw VA. Strengthening HIV Activism Among Clinicians in Malaysia: A Randomised Controlled Trial. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jul 21. doi: 10.1007/s10461-025-04829-1. Online ahead of print.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan
Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Other Identifiers
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