Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Self-collected Vaginal Swabs as an Innovative Approach to Facilitate Testing for Repeat Chlamydia Infection
Lead Sponsor:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Conditions:
Chlamydia Infections
Eligibility:
FEMALE
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if, among women who were treated for a prior chlamydial infection, home-based, self-collected vaginal swabs can increase rescreening for chlamydia in comparis...
Detailed Description
The study consists of two complementary trials, denoted as Part A and Part B. In Part A, women/girls who had a positive test for chlamydia will be enrolled when they visit the study clinics for treatm...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women/girls with a lab-confirmed genital chlamydia infection
Exclusion
- Women who are pregnant, or are trying to conceive in the following 3 months.
- Women who are planning to move in the following 3 months or currently living outside the study areas.
- Inability to understand spoken English adequately to assure informed consent and compliance with study procedures.
- Self-reported HIV infection; other serious illnesses or disability.
- Self-reported allergy to macrolide antibiotics such as azithromycin.
- Referrals from providers or clinics other than the STD or family planning clinics, unless women are re-tested at the STD clinics and test positive for chlamydia.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
1830 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00132457
Start Date
October 1 2003
End Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
January 7 2010
Active Locations (3)
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1
Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
2
The Mississippi State Department of Health, Bureau of STD/HIV
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216
3
Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110