Effectiveness of HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Training for Physicians in China

Completed 1373 enrolled University of California, Los Angeles National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelPrevention

Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a physician training program, the Ai Shi Zi program, in improving HIV/sexually transmitted infection diagnosis, treatment, and management by Chinese physicians and in reducing the number of subsequent infections in their patients.

Timeline

Start: 2007-04
Primary completion: 2011-07
Completion: 2011-07

Publications

Operario D, Wang D, Zaller ND, Yang MF, Blaney K, Cheng J, Hong Q, Zhang H, Chai J, Szekeres G, Galea J, Coates TJ. Effect of a knowledge-based and skills-based programme for physicians on risk of sexually transmitted reinfections among high-risk patients in China: a cluster randomised trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2016 Jan;4(1):e29-36. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00249-1.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Background	Azithromycin	Small molecule	1 g	Oral
Background	Azithromycin	Small molecule	2 g	Oral
Background	Ceftriaxone	Other / unclassified	250 mg	Intramuscular

Effectiveness of HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Training for Physicians in China

Summary

Timeline

Publications

Drugs

Indications