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Male CircumcisionNCT02277795

Evaluation of the AccuCirc for Early Infant Male Circumcision in Nyanza, Kenya

A study testing AccuCirc in people with Male Circumcision, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital at 1 site in Kenya.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Male circumcision (MC) is an effective, research-tested, evidence-based HIV prevention strategy that is cost-saving. Randomized trials provide compelling evidence that MC reduces men's risk of heterosexually-acquired HIV-1 infection by about 60%. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 1 day to 60 days, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Male Circumcision
What is being tested?
AccuCirc
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
704 participants
Where
1 siteKenya
Study dates
Feb 2015to Aug 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 1 day to 60 days
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Live-born male infants within the study catchment area (two facilities and their surrounding communities, respectively, served by Domiciliary Midwives (DMs))
  • Ability to follow up three or four days after the procedure (and for the first 50 infants, ability to follow-up 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week, and 4 weeks after the procedure)
  • Provision of written informed consent by at least one parent or guardian

Who cannot join

  • Neonatal sepsis or signs of potential illness (e.g., hyperthermia or hypothermia)
  • Penile abnormality that might require reconstructive surgery in the future
  • Family history of bleeding disorder
  • Estimated infant gestational age < 37 weeks
  • Infant delivery weight < 2,500 grams
  • Growth less than 5th percentile for age
  • Infant > 60 days of age

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Kenya1 site
  • Nyanza Reproductive Health Society

    Kisumu

Other trials in Kenya

About this study

Male circumcision (MC) is an effective, research-tested, evidence-based HIV prevention strategy that is cost-saving. Randomized trials provide compelling evidence that MC reduces men's risk of heterosexually-acquired HIV-1 infection by about 60%. Early infant male circumcision (EIMC) confers the same benefits of MC in older ages for prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, and is less expensive and safer. To provide the evidence-based guidance for implementation of EIMC services, the investigators propose an implementation study to address several salient operations-research questions. Members of the research team have conducted a pilot study of the promising, but relatively new AccuCirc device for EIMC in Botswana and found it to be very safe. The AccuCirc device has the potential to simplify supply chain management in addition to eliminating the rare but serious potential complications associated with other EIMC devices. The investigators propose to enroll 600 infants in a safety and feasibility study of the AccuCirc device. Furthermore, it is imperative to identify, understand and overcome barriers to the adoption and integration of EIMC from the perspective of providers, about which virtually nothing is known. The investigators will explore, through qualitative methods, the perspective of providers with regard to offering and providing EIMC services. Equally important is having a thorough understanding of decision-making among parents with regard to opting for EIMC. The research team proposes to study this through collection of qualitative data among fathers and mothers. Lastly, the investigators will gather observational survey data from mothers in the catchment area and data from mothers who opted for EIMC will be compared with those from mothers who did not opt for EIMC to identify factors associated with uptake, including if, when, where and by whom EIMC services were offered. Among providers and parents the researchers will specifically explore what role, if any, the EIMC device plays in decision-making. The findings from this study will provide evidence necessary to refine implementation strategies for EIMC into public health and clinical practice settings and to assist the Kenyan Ministry of Health, other African governments and PEPFAR in the scale-up of EIMC service delivery for long-term HIV prevention.

Read the detailed description

Male circumcision (MC) is a research-tested, evidence-based HIV prevention strategy that has been shown to be cost-saving. Randomized trials have provided compelling evidence that MC reduces men's risk of heterosexually-acquired HIV-1 infection by about 60%. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends MC as part of comprehensive HIV prevention strategies and says, "Since neonatal circumcision is a less complicated and risky procedure than circumcision performed in young boys, adolescents or adults … countries should consider how to promote neonatal circumcision in a safe, culturally acceptable and sustainable manner."

In 2010, the WHO published the "Manual for early infant male circumcision under local anaesthesia, [6]", which included the Mogen, Gomco and Plastibell devices. At the time of publication, the AccuCirc was relatively new (approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in 2007) but has promise as a device that will facilitate scale-up of early infant male circumcision (EIMC). It must, however, undergo field evaluation before it can be included in the WHO's list of prequalified EIMC devices so that it can be accessible for programmatic adoption. The investigators propose an implementation study to address several salient operations research questions that remain with regard to the role of devices in scale-up of EIMC programs in sub-Saharan Africa.

This study will include a field evaluation of the AccuCirc device with the aim of providing data that would allow evaluation of the device for WHO prequalification. Other aspects of the current study aim to understand how EIMC can be optimized and successfully implemented in routine public health settings.

The investigators therefore propose the following specific aims:

Aim 1: Complete a field evaluation of the AccuCirc device for EIMC in Nyanza Province, Kenya, with a target enrollment of 600 infants, including intensive follow-up of the first 50 infants undergoing EIMC with the AccuCirc device.

Aim 2: Qualitatively assess provider experiences and preferences with regard to EIMC devices and the relationship to future routine provision of EIMC. Research staff will train providers in both Mogen clamp and AccuCirc devices and ask them to compare the benefits and drawbacks they perceive for each device, and possible implications for scale-up.

Aim 3: Assess parental decision-making about EIMC using qualitative methods, including whether the device for EIMC would influence parental decision-making about circumcision for a son. Parents will be informed about the risks and benefits of EIMC in general, and the Mogen clamp and AccuCirc specifically, before qualitative data about decision-making is gathered.

Aim 4: Identify factors associated with having a male infant circumcised, including if, when, where and by whom EIMC services were offered to mothers, and the role of devices for EIMC in decision-making, if any. Mothers whose infants were circumcised and a comparison group of mothers of uncircumcised infants will be administered a questionnaire that will identify factors associated with uptake of EIMC and whether the device affected the circumcision decision.

Being tested
AccuCirc
Keywords
Early infant male circumcision, HIV, Prevention, AccuCirc, Kenya, Providers, Parents

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • AccuCircDevice

    Also called Early Infant Male Circumcision

    Circumcision with the use of the AccuCirc device.

Study groups in NCT02277795
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AccuCircExperimentalThe AccuCirc procedure is performed according to manufacturer instructions: http://www.clinicalinnovations.com/site_files/files/AccuCirc_IFUs.pdf Before the surgery, the mother (and father, if available) will be counseled on benefits and risks of EIMC in their language of choice (English, Kiswahili, DhoLuo). At least one parent/guardian will provide documented informed consent using IRB-approved Consent Form. Providers will record demographic and locator information and EIMC eligibility criteria. If the infant is eligible for EIMC, the provider will perform the procedure and document the outcome of the surgery on a post-operative form. Information recorded will include: amount and type of anesthesia provided, intra-operative adverse event and outcome, and procedure start and end time.
Receives: Device: AccuCirc

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety

    Adverse events have been defined in four categories. 1) Bleeding: a) requires anything beyond initial post-procedure local pressure (Minor); b) Suture (Moderate); c) Separate clinic visit or infant hospitalization for bleeding at the circumcision site (Major); d) Surgical intervention (Major); or, e) Transfusion (Major). 2) Infection (believed to be definitely or probably related to the EIMC procedure as evaluated by study staff): a) Local (Minor); or, b) Systemic (Major). 3) Structural: Removal of too much or incorrect tissue; or removal of too little tissue necessitating repeat procedure (Major). 4) Other: major directly-related adverse events (e.g. penile torsion, problem with urination requiring medical attention, other).

    Measured: Up to 4 weeks following circumcision

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Parental Satisfaction

    Parents will be asked a few questions from a standardized questionnaire about their satisfaction with the procedure and with the written care instructions.

    Measured: Approximately three days following the procedure (at the follow-up visit)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Oct 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2015
  3. Primary completionAug 2016
  4. Study completionAug 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
704 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02277795
Sponsor's protocol ID
2014P000774/BWH
Status last verified
Jun 2018
First submitted
24 Oct 2014
Last updated
6 Jun 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Plank RM, Wirth KE, Ndubuka NO, Abdullahi R, Nkgau M, Lesetedi C, Powis KM, Mmalane M, Makhema J, Shapiro R, Lockman S. Single-arm evaluation of the AccuCirc device for early infant male circumcision in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 May 1;66(1):1-6. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000136.

    PubMed 24594500
  • Bailey RC, Moses S, Parker CB, Agot K, Maclean I, Krieger JN, Williams CF, Campbell RT, Ndinya-Achola JO. Male circumcision for HIV prevention in young men in Kisumu, Kenya: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2007 Feb 24;369(9562):643-56. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60312-2.

    PubMed 17321310
  • Gray RH, Kigozi G, Serwadda D, Makumbi F, Watya S, Nalugoda F, Kiwanuka N, Moulton LH, Chaudhary MA, Chen MZ, Sewankambo NK, Wabwire-Mangen F, Bacon MC, Williams CF, Opendi P, Reynolds SJ, Laeyendecker O, Quinn TC, Wawer MJ. Male circumcision for HIV prevention in men in Rakai, Uganda: a randomised trial. Lancet. 2007 Feb 24;369(9562):657-66. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60313-4.

    PubMed 17321311
  • Auvert B, Taljaard D, Lagarde E, Sobngwi-Tambekou J, Sitta R, Puren A. Randomized, controlled intervention trial of male circumcision for reduction of HIV infection risk: the ANRS 1265 Trial. PLoS Med. 2005 Nov;2(11):e298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020298. Epub 2005 Oct 25.

    PubMed 16231970

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing AccuCirc in people with Male Circumcision, run by Brigham and Women's Hospital at 1 site in Kenya.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jun 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Kenya. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety (time frame: Up to 4 weeks following circumcision). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02277795, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Jun 2018.

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