Brief Intervention and/or Distribution of Free Condoms for Travelers
Efficacy of a Brief Intervention and/or Distribution of Free Condoms During Pre-travel Consultation on Sexual Behaviour Abroad: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of a structured intervention and/or free distribution of condoms during the pre-travel consultation on sexual risk behavior of young persons traveling alone.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2006
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 25, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 26, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2011
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 24, 2020
CompletedMarch 24, 2020
March 1, 2020
2.9 years
January 25, 2010
February 18, 2020
March 23, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of Subjects Who Had New Sexual Relationships
10 days after returning from abroad
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Number of Subjects Who Used Condoms Inconsistently
10 days after returning from abroad
Study Arms (3)
Structured intervention + free condoms
EXPERIMENTALThe subjects will receive a structured intervention on STI's and will be offered free condoms
Free condoms
ACTIVE COMPARATORSubjects will be offered free condoms at the end of the pre-travel consultation
No intervention
NO INTERVENTIONThe topic of STI's will not be actively discussed during the pretravel consultation
Interventions
The structured intervention will include information about the number of travelers engaging in new sexual relationships, the different types of STI and their prevalence in different countries and population groups. The intervention will last approximately 5 minutes. At the end of the structured intervention the subjects will be offered free condoms.
Subjects will be proposed free condoms at the end of the pre-travel consultation.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age: 18 - 44 years
- Travelling without the regular partner
You may not qualify if:
- Refusal of patient to participate
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Travel Clinic, Medical Outpatient Department, University of Lausanne
Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, 1011, Switzerland
Related Publications (1)
Senn N, de Valliere S, Berdoz D, Genton B. Motivational brief intervention for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in travelers: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Nov 1;11:300. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-11-300.
PMID: 22044609DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr Serge de Vallière
- Organization
- Travel Clinic, Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University Hospital of Lausanne
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Consultant
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 25, 2010
First Posted
January 26, 2010
Study Start
January 1, 2006
Primary Completion
December 1, 2008
Study Completion
November 1, 2011
Last Updated
March 24, 2020
Results First Posted
March 24, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-03