Question-Order Effect Experiment to Measure HIV Stigma

NCT ID: NCT06969690

Last Updated: 2025-05-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-02

Study Completion Date

2025-01-06

Brief Summary

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Question-order effect experiment to measure HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV (PWH).

Detailed Description

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HIV-related stigma is a barrier to engagement in HIV prevention and treatment. Given the negative impact of stigma on the HIV continuum of care, accurate assessment of HIV-related stigma among people living with HIV (PWH) in resource-limited settings is paramount. The purpose of this study is to conduct a question order experiment to assess the extent to which the order of presented questions affects measurement of HIV-related stigma.

Conditions

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HIV

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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V1

As this is a survey experiment, the "intervention" involves random assignment to a survey questionnaire with specific treatments. The first treatment is a questionnaire with questions about internalized stigma followed by questions of experienced stigma. Each question is answered as Yes/No/It depends on knowing more details.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire V1

Intervention Type OTHER

Each version of the questionnaire includes a different order of statements about which study participants are asked to provide a Yes, No, or It depends response.

V2

As this is a survey experiment, the "intervention" involves random assignment to a survey questionnaire with specific treatments. The second treatment is a questionnaire with questions about experienced stigma followed by questions about internalized stigma. Each question is answered as Yes/No/It depends on knowing more details.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire V2

Intervention Type OTHER

Each version of the questionnaire includes a different order of statements about which study participants are asked to provide a Yes, No, or It depends response.

Interventions

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Survey questionnaire V1

Each version of the questionnaire includes a different order of statements about which study participants are asked to provide a Yes, No, or It depends response.

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey questionnaire V2

Each version of the questionnaire includes a different order of statements about which study participants are asked to provide a Yes, No, or It depends response.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\- All HIV-positive (self-reported) adults who consider Nyakabare their primary place of residence and who are capable of providing consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Minors younger than 18 years of age, with the exception of emancipated minors
* Persons who do not consider Nyakabare Parish their primary place of residence, e.g. persons who happen to be visiting Nyakabare at the time of the survey or who own a home in Nyakabare but spend most of their time outside of the parish
* Persons with psychosis, neurological damage, acute intoxication, or other cognitive impairment (all of which are determined informally in the field by non-clinical research staff in consultation with a supervisor)
* Persons who are not HIV positive
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Mbarara University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alexander Tsai

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alexander C Tsai, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Locations

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Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Mbarara, , Uganda

Site Status

Countries

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Uganda

Other Identifiers

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R01MH125667

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

2013P000395_5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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