Randomized Trial of Home Versus Clinic-based Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections

The Washington University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gonorrhea; Chlamydia

Treatments: Behavioral: Clinic screening; Behavioral: Home screening

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01184157

07-0256

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study randomizes women using long-acting reversible methods of contraception to home-based STD screening through the mail compared to screening available in a clinical setting. We hypothesize that women randomized to home-based screening will be more likely to complete screening.

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participant in Contraceptive CHOICE cohort study
• Using a long-acting reversible method of contraception
• Completed baseline clinical survey in the Contraceptive CHOICE cohort study

Exclusion criteria

• Living outside the United States at time of annual STI screening

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Home

Experimental group

Description:

Home-based STI screening using self-obtained vaginal swabs and postal return of samples.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Home screening

Clinic

Active Comparator group

Description:

Receive STI screening in a clinical setting such as a private physician or clinic.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Clinic screening