Study design and procedures for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation incomplete stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a differentiated point-of-care HIV diagnosis and management model for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Malawi: The PAC-Man trial protocol

By afschroeder • July 29, 2025

Herce ME, Cassidy C, Munson A, Edwards JK, Rutstein SE, Matoga M, Kumwenda C, Simon KR, van Oosterhout JJ, Cox CM, Kamanga F, Kumwenda W, Phiri S, Rambiki E, Thawani A, Huwa J, Malewezi B, Mvalo T, Bula A, Chinula L, Hoffman I, Squibb MA, Nyirenda RK, Saidi F, Hosseinipour MC, Chagomerana MB. Study design and procedures for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation incomplete stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a differentiated point-of-care HIV diagnosis and management model for the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in Malawi: The PAC-Man trial protocol. Implement Sci Commun. 2025 Jul 28;6(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s43058-025-00762-5. PMID: 40721832.

Tags: Early infant diagnosis, HIV/AIDS, Hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial, Infectious Diseases, Malawi, prevention of vertical transmission of HIV, Publications, Stepped-wedge trial

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