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. 2020 Apr 2;9(4):e15029. doi: 10.2196/15029

Table 1.

Summary of the clinical visits and laboratory testing for study groups.

Visit requirements Enrollment Month 3 Month 6 Month 9 Month 12
Screening and enrollment





Review eligibility criteria ✓ — —a — —

Obtain informed consent ✓ — — — —

Randomization ✓ — — — —

Collect sociodemographic information ✓ — — — —
Research assistant tasks





Collect and update contact information ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Conduct baseline questionnaire ✓ — — — —

Conduct quarterly questionnaire — ✓ ✓ ✓ —

Conduct exit study questionnaire — — — — ✓
Clinical visit by nurse or physician





Medical history and interval updates ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Physical examination (as needed) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Rapid HIV testing ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

PrEPa or drug side effect screen ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Collect/assess pill count for prior PrEP ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

PrEP dispensing for 3-month supply ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Adherence and risk reduction counseling ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Point-of-care and laboratory testing





Serum hemoglobin ✓ — — — —

Serum creatinine ✓ — ✓ — ✓

Urinalysis ✓ — ✓ — ✓

POCb urine TFVc assay (intervention arm) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

POC urine TFV assay (standard-of-care arm) — — — — ✓
Specimen collection and storage





Stored plasma ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Dried blood spot for TFV-DPd ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Hair sample for TFV-DP ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

aNot applicable.

bPrEP: preexposure prophylaxis.

cPOC: point-of-care.

dTFV: tenofovir.

eTFV-DP: tenofovir-diphosphate.