A Seek, Test, and Treat Intervention to Reduce Chlamydia Trachomatis Disparities

Tulane University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Syphilis; Gonorrhea; Chlamydia; Hiv

Treatments: Other: Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV screening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06428643

2024-377

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study includes testing for four STIs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV) at no cost. If positive, individual subjects will also be counseled and offered options for treatment for themselves and their sex partners that may include no cost expedited treatment and the option to be rescreened 3 months after treatment.

Enrollment: 2,322 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 26 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Identifies as African American or Black
• 15-26 years of age
• Lives or spends most of their time in Orleans Parish
• Had vaginal sex at least once

Exclusion criteria

• Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
• Unable to speak or understand English
• Previously enrolled in the study
• Known to be pregnant
• Known HIV positive status

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2,322 participants in 1 patient group

Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV screening

Experimental group

Description:

Community screening of individuals for chlamydia and gonorrhea is not normally done. We are testing to see if this intervention will impact the rates of chlamydia among women.

Treatment:

Other: Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV screening