Evaluating interventions to reduce behaviour associated with HCV reinfection in men who have sex with men: study protocol for a non-blinded, phase 2, randomised trial

Table 1 Schedule of enrollment and study procedures in the ICECREAM study

Study procedures	Inclusion	Month 0 or M0	Month 6 or M6 and R0	Month 12 or R6	Month 18 or R12	Month 24 or R18	After the end of the study
Eligibility check	X
Informed consent	X
Questionnaire		X	X	X	X	X
Online randomisation			X
Behavioural intervention			X	X	X
Testing intervention			X	X	X
Combined intervention			X	X	X
HCV RNA testing in a stored blood sample^a							X

^aIf (1) the participant did not receive an HCV RNA test in the 6 months prior to the end of the study period, (2) there is a blood sample available for HCV RNA testing stored at the laboratory of the participating site, and (3) the participant provided consent for retrospective HCV RNA testing
Abbreviations: HCV hepatitis C virus, M0 month 0, M6 month 6, R0 randomisation month 0, R6 randomisation month 6, R12 randomisation month 12, R18 randomisation month 18, RNA ribonucleic acid

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