NCT03196492

Vaginal Microbiota, and STI/HIV Risk Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Effect of Injectable Contraceptives on Inflammation, Vaginal Microbiota, and STI/HIV Risk Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 234 (actual)
• Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 13 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators are doing a study on the bacteria that normally live in the vagina and what effect, if any, Depo-Provera has on the bacteria. Women 13-24 years of age, who are HIV negative, being seen in a clinic for birth control or sexually transmitted disease (STD) check-up, or have a child and are planning to receive a Depo-Provera shot for contraception or have declined the use of hormonal contraception may join.

Detailed description

The investigators are doing a study on the bacteria that normally live in the vagina and what effect, if any, Depo-Provera has on the bacteria. Women 13-24 years of age, who are HIV negative, being seen in a clinic for birth control or STD check-up, or have a child and are planning to receive a Depo-Provera shot for contraception or have declined the use of hormonal contraception may join.

Conditions

• Microbial Colonization

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	No intervention	No intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-06-14
• Primary completion: 2021-06-14
• Completion: 2021-06-14
• First posted: 2017-06-22
• Last updated: 2021-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States