2014
HPTN 071 (PopART): Rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal testing and treatment – a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial
Hayes R, Ayles H, Beyers N, Sabapathy K, Floyd S, Shanaube K, Bock P, Griffith S, Moore A, Watson-Jones D, Fraser C, Vermund SH, Fidler S, The HPTN 071 (PopART) Study Team. HPTN 071 (PopART): Rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal testing and treatment – a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial. Trials 2014, 15: 57. PMID: 24524229, PMCID: PMC3929317, DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnti-HIV AgentsCircumcision, MaleClinical ProtocolsCost-Benefit AnalysisDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHealth Care CostsHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceMaleMass ScreeningPredictive Value of TestsPrevalenceResearch DesignSouth AfricaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultZambiaConceptsImmediate antiretroviral treatmentAntiretroviral treatmentHIV incidenceHIV testingCombination HIV prevention packageHIV combination prevention interventionsHome-based HIV testingUniversal testingCombination prevention interventionsHIV prevention packageHPTN 071 (PopART) trialUniversal HIV testingHIV-negative menCluster-randomised trialCurrent national guidelinesStandard of careMedical male circumcisionPublic health problemThree-arm designPotential adverse effectsART initiationHPTN 071Testing HIVSecondary outcomesArm B
2005
An Intervention to Reduce Vaginal Douching Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Grimley DM, Oh MK, Desmond RA, Hook EW, Vermund SH. An Intervention to Reduce Vaginal Douching Among Adolescent and Young Adult Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2005, 32: 752-758. PMID: 16314772, DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000190018.58079.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal douchingYoung adult womenAdult womenIndividualized counseling sessionsTreat modelPrimary outcome measureStage of readinessSecondary outcomesIntervention groupOutcome measuresStages of changeHealthy eatingStage-matched interventionsYoung womenDouchingYoung adultsComparison groupWomenMonthsCounseling sessionsInterventionExperimental groupTrialsCessationComparison condition