Status:

COMPLETED

Identification of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Shedding in the Female Genital Tract of Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women by GeneXpert PCR, Routine PCR, and Culture

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Herpes Simplex Virus

Eligibility:

FEMALE

19+ years

Brief Summary

PCR detection of HSV DNA shedding in the female genital tract using the GeneXpert system (Cepheid, Sunnyvale CA) will be compared with traditional (routine) PCR (pregnant and nonpregnant women) and wi...

Detailed Description

The GeneXpert HSV PCR test will be validated against HSV viral cultures and routine quantitative PCR. Validation will occur in two populations: 1) nonpregnant women in STI clinics with clinically-appa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • •Signed Informed Consent from woman
  • •≥ 19 years of age
  • Female gender
  • In active labor with a viable fetus, OR non-pregnant and being evaluated in STI clinics for herpetic genital lesions

Exclusion

  • •For women in active labor, active herpetic lesions in the genital region
  • Receipt of acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir within the previous 14 days
  • Known HIV infection

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

12550 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01878383

Start Date

January 1 2014

End Date

December 31 2019

Last Update

September 9 2020

Active Locations (15)

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1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

2

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72202

3

University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

4

Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010