Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Completed
Administrative data
NCT number |
NCT05195346 |
Other study ID # |
IHRI012 |
Secondary ID |
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Status |
Completed |
Phase |
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First received |
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Last updated |
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Start date |
December 1, 2021 |
Est. completion date |
March 1, 2024 |
Study information
Verified date |
January 2023 |
Source |
Institute of HIV Research and Innovation Foundation, Thailand |
Contact |
n/a |
Is FDA regulated |
No |
Health authority |
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Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
This is a cross-sectional study to assess awareness, knowledge, and implementation of the
concept of U=U among Thai PLHIV and Thai HIV healthcare providers, as well as associated
factors. Data will be collected on an online survey platform called Alchemer. Questions on
the survey will evaluate awareness, knowledge, and implementation of U=U among participants,
as well as collect sociodemographic information of participants.
Description:
Recruitment
Recruitment will start with the distribution of a brief description of the survey, along with
the link to the questionnaire itself. This will be distributed systematically through the use
of the snowball sampling method on popular social networking platforms (such as Line,
Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter), where 'seed' distributors, who may be categorised
into different groups (such as age, gender identity and treatment facility for PLHIV or
healthcare facility and type of healthcare provider for HIV healthcare providers), will share
out links to a number of friends. Participants will be enrolled into the study once they
click on the link leading them to the survey and complete the questionnaire.
Informed consent process
Consent will be obtained by action. A brief description of the survey will be distributed,
along with the online link to the survey, which will be on SurveyGizmo. All data will be
collected anonymously. A digitalised consent form will be presented to participants before
they start the survey, which will outline the potential risks and benefits. All participants
will be equal to or over the age of 18; therefore, parental consent is not needed.
Questionnaires
The questionnaire should take no more than 15 minutes to complete. The survey will be
completed on Alchemer (formerly SurveyGizmo), a flexible, cross platform online survey
software, or other popular online survey platforms with similar features, with the
participant giving consent through action. Questions on the survey will evaluate awareness,
knowledge, and implementation of U=U among participants, as well as collect sociodemographic
information of participants. All the information collected will be kept confidential and
anonymous, and participants cannot be identified in any way. There will be two different
questionnaires, one for PLHIV and one for HIV healthcare providers; each survey will be
slightly altered to for the appropriate participant category. After the questionnaire is
completed, participants can choose to be redirected to educational webpages with more
information on U=U.
Data analysis
Data used for analysis will only include data that is submitted through the online portal. It
will be analysed using descriptive statistics including percentage, mean and standard
deviations, as well as inferential statistics such as Chi Square test or t-test depending on
the characteristics of data