Selected references on male circumcision devices

Selected references about devices for performing voluntary medical male circumcision are organized under the following categories:

PrePex

 

ShangRing

 

Unicirc

 

Cost analyses and

modelling

IMC devices

Other devices

 

PrePex™

Feldblum PJ, Odoyo-June E, Bailey RC, et al. Factors associated with delayed healing in a study of the PrePex device for adult male circumcision in Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S24-S29. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000736.

Tshimanga M, Hatzold K, Mugurungi O, et al. Safety profile of PrePex male circumcision device and client satisfaction with adolescent males aged 13-17 years in Zimbabwe. J Acqui Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S36-S42. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000799.

Feldblum P, Martinson N, Bvulani V, et al. Safety and efficacy of the PrePex male circumcision device: results from pilot implementation studies in Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S43-S48. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000742.

Kohler PK, Tippett Barr BA, Kang'ombe A, et al. Safety, feasibility, and acceptability of the PrePex device for adult male circumcision in Malawi. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S49-S55. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000774.

Cummings B, Necochea E, Ferreira T, et al. Acceptability and satisfaction associated with the introduction of the PrePex circumcision device in Maputo, Mozambique. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S56-S62. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000764.

Mahvu W, Hatzold K, Ncube G, et al. Safety and acceptability of the PrePex device when used in routine male circumcision service delivery during active surveillance in Zimbabwe. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S63-S68. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000721.

Kufa T, Chetty-Makkan, C, Maraisane M, et al. Delivering PrePex medical male circumcision services through a mobile clinic: The experience from a pilot project in North West Province, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S69-S72. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000798.

Musiige AM, Tashengo TA, Stolarksy G, et al. Participant experiences and views of odor and PrePex device removal pain in a VMMC pilot study in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S73-S79. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000765.

Milovanovic M, Taruberekera N, Martinson N, et al. Perceptions of the PrePex device among men who received or refused PrePex circumcision and people accompanying them. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S78-S82. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000703.

Kigozi G, Musoke R, Watya S, et al. The safety and acceptance of the PrePex device for non-surgical adult male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. A non-randomized observational study. PLoS One 2014;9(8):e100008. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100008.

Galukande M, Duffy K, Bitega JP, et al. Skills training of health workers in the use of a non surgical device (PrePex) for adult Safe Male Circumcision. PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104893. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104893.

Mutabazi V, Bitega JP, Ngeruka LM, et al. (Abstract only). Non-surgical adult male circumcision using the PrePex device: task-shifting form physicians to nurses. Afr J Reprod Health 2014;8(1):61-70.

Galukande M, Duffy K, Bitega JP, et al. Adverse events profile of PrePex a non-surgical device for adult male circumcision in a Ugandan urban setting. PLoS One 2014;9(1):e86631. doi:10. 1371/journal.pone.0086631.

ShangRing™

Awori QD, Lee RK, Li PS. Surgical outcomes of newly trained ShangRing circumcision providers. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S13-S17. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000750.

Barone M, Li PS, Zulu R, et al. Men's understanding of and experiences during the postcircumcision abstinence period: results from a field study of ShangRing circumcision during routine clinical services in Kenya and Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S18-S23. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000704.

Feldblum P, Zulu R, Linyama D. Randomized controlled trial of the ShangRing for adult medical male circumcision: safety, effectiveness, and acceptability of using 7 versus 14 device sizes. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S30-S35. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001015.

Sokal DC, Li PS, Zulu R, et al. (Abstract only). Field study of adult male circumcision in routine clinical settings in Kenya and Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014;67(4):430-7. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000321.

Kanyago S, Riding DM, Mutakooha E, et al. Shang Ring versus forceps-guided adult male circumcision: a randomized, controlled effectiveness study in southwestern Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013;64(2):130-133. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182965d67.

Lee R, Osterberg EC, Li PS, et al. Proper surgical training and grading of complications for Shane Ring circumcision are necessary. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013;64(2):e11. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a333ad.

Kanyago S, Riding DM, Siedner MJ. Authors’ reply: Proper surgical training and grading of complications. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013;64(2):e12. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182a6db6c.

Wu X, Wang Y, Zheng J, et al. (Abstract only). A report of 918 cases of circumcision with the Shang Ring: comparison between children and adults. Urology 2103;81(5):1058-1063. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.11.046.

Kigozi F, Musoke R, Watya S, et al. The acceptability and safety of the Shang Ring for adult male circumcision in Rakai, Uganda. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014;63(5):617-621. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182968dda.

Barone MA, Ndede F, Li PS, et al. (Abstract only). The Shang Ring device for adult male circumcision: a proof of concept study in Kenya. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2011;57(7): e7-e12. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e3182158967.

Barone MA, Awori QD, Li PS, et al. (Abstract only). Randomized trial of the Shang Ring for adult male circumcision with removal at one to three weeks: delayed removal leads to detachment. JAIDS 2012;60(3):e82-e89. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31824ea1f2.

Unicirc

Unicirc 1

Millard PS, Wilson HR, Goldstuck ND, et al. Rapid, minimally invasive adult voluntary male circumcision with the Unicirc, a novel disposable device. S Afr Med J 2013;104(1):52-57. doi: 10.7196/samj.7357

Mutabazi V, Millard PS. Comments on: Rapid, minimally invasive adult voluntary male circumcision with the Unicirc, a novel disposable device. S Afr Med J 2014;104(5):324-25.

Unicirc 2

Shenje J, Millard PS. Sutureless adult voluntary male circumcision with topical anesthetic: a randomized field trial of Unicirc, a single-use surgical instrument. PLoS One 2016;11(6):e0157065. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157065.

Millard PS, Goldstuck ND. No-needle, single-visit adult male circumcision with Unicirc: a multi-centre field trial. PLoS One 2015;10(3):e0121686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121686.

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Cost analyses and modelling

Fram F, Church F, Sundaram M, et al. Employing demand-based volumetric forecasting to identify potential for and roles of devices in scale-up of medical male circumcision in Zambia and Zimbabwe. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S83-S89. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000991.

Vandament L, Chintu N, Yano N, et al. Evaluating opportunities for achieving cost efficiencies through the introduction of PrePex device male circumcision in adult VMMC programs in Zambia and Zimbabwe. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S90-S95. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000722.

Schutte C, Tshimanga M, Mugurungi O, et al. Comparative cost analysis of surgical and PrePex device male circumcision in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2016;72(Suppl 1):S96-S100. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000797.

Mangenah C, Mavhu W, Hatzold K, et al. Estimating the cost of early infant male circumcision in Zimbabwe: results from a randomized noninferiority trial of AccuCirc device versus Mogen Clamp. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015;69(5):560-566. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000699.

Mutabazi V, Bitega JP, Muyenzi Ngeruka L, et al. (Abstract only). Cost analysis of adult male circumcision with the PrePex device versus surgery in Rwanda. Urol Nurs 2014;34(6):303-311.

Gray RT, Vallely A, Wilson DP, et al. Impact of male circumcision on the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea: a country with extensive foreskin cutting practices. PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104531. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104531.

Njeuhmeli E, Kripke K, Hatzold K, et al. Cost analysis of integrating the PrePex medical device into a voluntary medical male circumcision program in Zimbabwe. PLoS One 2014;9(5):e82533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082533.

Obiero W, Young MR, Bailey RC. The PrePex device is unlikely to achieve cost-savings compared to the forceps-guided method in male circumcision programs in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One 2013;8(1):e53380. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053380.

Bratt JH, Zyambo Z. (Abstract only). Comparing direct costs of facility-based Shang Ring provision versus a standard surgical technique for voluntary medical male circumcision in Zambia. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013;63(3):e109-12. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31828e9526.

Duffy K, Galukande M, Wooding N, et al. Reach and cost-effectiveness of the PrePex device for safe male circumcision in Uganda. PLoS One 2013;8(5):e63134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063134.

IMC Devices

Mavhu W, Larke N, Hatzold K, et al. Implementation and operational research: a randomized noninferiority trial of AccuCirc device versus Mogen Clamp for early infant male circumcision in Zimbabwe. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2015;69(5):e156-163. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000694.

Hammed A, Helal AA, Badway R, et al. Ten years experience with a novel modification of plastibell circumcision. Afr J Paediatr Surg 2014;11(2):179-183. doi: 10.4103/0189-6725.132832.

Plank RM, Wirth KE, Ndubuka NO, et al. Single-arm evaluation of the AccuCirc device for early infant male circumcision in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014;66(1):1-6. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000136.

Bastos Netto JM, Gonçalves de Araújo J Jr, Noronha MF, et al. A prospective evaluation of Plastibel circumcision in older children. Int Braz J Urol 2013;39(4):558-564. doi 10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2013.04.14.

Nnamonu MI. Circumcision: experience at a private hospital in Jos, Nigeria. Niger J Surg 2013;19(1):1-3. doi: 10.4103/1117-6806.111494.

Plank RM, Ndubuka NO, Wirth KE, et al. A randomized trial of Mogen clamp versus Plastibell for neonatal male circumcision in Botswana. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2013;62(5):e131-137. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318285d449.

Senel FM, Demirelli M, Oztek S. (Abstract only). Minimally invasive circumcision with a novel plastic clamp technique: a review of 7,500 cases. Pediatr Surg Int 2010;26:739–745. doi: 10.1007/s00383-010-2632-3.

Bastos Netto JM, de Araujo JG, Jr., de Almeida Noronha MF, et al. (Abstract only). Prospective randomized trial comparing dissection with Plastibell(R) circumcision. J Pediatr Urol 2010;6(6):572-577. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.01.005.

Other devices

Hotaling JM, Leddy LS, Haider MA, et al. Simple circumcision device: proof of concept for a single-visit, adjustable device to facilitate safe adult male circumcision. Fertil Steril 2014;1(5):1266-70. doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.01.048.

Millard PS, Wilson HR, Veldkamp PJ, et al. (Abstract only). Rapid, minimally invasive adult voluntary male circumcision: a randomized trial. S Afr Med J 2013 Jun 5;103(10):736-742. doi: 10.7196/samj.6856.

Y, Zhang Z, Cui W, et al. (Abstract only). Clinical investigation of a novel surgical device for circumcision. J Urol 2014; 191(5):1411-15. doi:10.1016/j.juro.2013.11.111.

Wang J, Zhou Y, Xia S, et al. Safety and efficacy of a novel disposable circumcision device: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial at 2 centers. Med Sci Monit 2014; 20:454-62. doi:10.12659/MSM.889722.

Senel FM, Demirelli M, Pekcan H. (Abstract only). Mass circumcision with a novel plastic clamp technique. Urology 2011;78(1):174-79. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.12.018.

Musau P, Demirelli M, Muraguri N, et al. (Abstract only). The safety profile and acceptability of a disposable male circumcision device in Kenyan men undergoing voluntary medical male circumcision. J Urol 2011;186(5):1923-7. doi:10.12659/MSM.889722.

Decastro B, Gurski J, Peterson A. Adult template circumcision: a prospective, randomized, patient-blinded, comparative study evaluating the safety and efficacy of a novel circumcision device. Urology. 2010; 76(4): 810-14.