2023
Pay-it-forward incentives for hepatitis virus testing in men who have sex with men: a cluster randomized trial
Zhang Y, Li J, Xie Y, Wu D, Ong J, Marley G, Kamarulzaman A, Lu H, Zou F, Smith J, Tucker J, Fu G, Tang W. Pay-it-forward incentives for hepatitis virus testing in men who have sex with men: a cluster randomized trial. Nature Medicine 2023, 29: 2241-2247. PMID: 37640859, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-023-02519-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis B virusCare armHCV testingVirus testingTwo-arm cluster-randomized trialHepatitis C virus testingHepatitis virus testingCluster-randomized trialProportion of menGroup of menAdverse eventsHBV testPrimary outcomeB virusForward armFree testingHCVMenRapid testingSexTrialsArmActive community participationTestingPersons
2018
Crowdsourcing to expand HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China: A closed cohort stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial
Tang W, Wei C, Cao B, Wu D, Li K, Lu H, Ma W, Kang D, Li H, Liao M, Mollan K, Hudgens M, Liu C, Huang W, Liu A, Zhang Y, Smith M, Mitchell K, Ong J, Fu H, Vickerman P, Yang L, Wang C, Zheng H, Yang B, Tucker J. Crowdsourcing to expand HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China: A closed cohort stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. PLOS Medicine 2018, 15: e1002645. PMID: 30153265, PMCID: PMC6112627, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testing servicesFacility-based HIV testingHIV testingHIV testSecondary outcomesSyphilis testingIntervention periodClosed cohortWedge clusterCommunity-based HIV testing servicesCondom useSelf-reported HIV testingTesting servicesControl periodHIV testing campaignsHIV testing dataHIV testing ratesHIV testing strategiesHIV testing uptakeSubset of menHIV testing interventionsMiddle-income countriesPrimary outcomeTreat analysisCluster RCT