NCT00334555

Control of Trichomoniasis

Control of Trichomoniasis - A Paradigm for STD Control

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 599 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is designed to try to find the best method of partner notification and treatment for partners of women with trichomonas

Detailed description

To carry out a randomized trial to compare the effectiveness of three methods of partner notification and treatment for sexual partners of women with vaginal trichomoniasis - patient self-referral of partners (the current practice standard), delivery of curative therapy to partners by patients themselves, or public health style Disease Intervention carried out by a specially trained Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) locating the partners and delivering the medication in the field. Reinfection rates with trichomonas at three months of follow-up among the index women will be the measure of effectiveness.

Conditions

• Trichomoniasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	different methods of partner notification	comparing patient referral, partner delivered medications and field intervention to treat sex partners
OTHER	partner delivered meds	patient given meds to give to her partner
OTHER	field intervention	health worker finds partners

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-05-01
• Primary completion: 2008-05-01
• Completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2006-06-08
• Last updated: 2009-08-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States