NIMH Project Accept/HPTN 043
A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial of Community Mobilization, Mobile Testing, Same-Day Results, and Post-Test Support for HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand
What is NIMH Project Accept/HPTN 043?NIMH Project Accept is an HIV prevention trial in which 34 communities in Africa (in South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe) and 14 communities in Thailand are being randomized to receive either a community-based HIV voluntary counseling and testing (CBVCT) intervention plus standard clinic-based VCT (SVCT), or SVCT alone. The CBVCT intervention has three major strategies: (1) to make VCT more available in community settings; (2) to engage the community through outreach; and (3) to provide post-test support. These strategies are designed to change community norms and reduce risk for HIV infection among all community members, irrespective of whether they participated directly in the intervention. A community-level intervention based on modifying community norms can change the environmental context in which people make decisions about HIV risk, and has the potential to alter the course of the HIV epidemic in developing countries. This is the first international randomized controlled Phase III trial to determine the efficacy of a behavioral/social science intervention with an HIV incidence endpoint. NIMH Project Accept is funded as a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Cooperative Agreement involving the NIMH and several U.S. and international institutions. The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is also providing support to the project (HPTN 043)); support has also been provided by the Office of AIDS Research of the National Institutes of Health. Visit the NIMH Project Accept website to learn more about the study, the sites where it is being implemented, and the members of the study teams at each site. The study protocol and other documents are also available on the study website. Questions about NIMH Project Accept/HPTN 043 should be directed to: Greg Szekeres Phone: 310-794-3579
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