Evaluation of Counseling for Partner Notification

NCT01060839 | Completed Phase 1 DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 2006-001BC#03111459
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,339
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

• In the formative stage of the project, we have investigated through qualitative and quantitative studies to identify a potential intervention to promote partner referral for sexually transmitted patients in Bangladesh.
• We conducted a quasi-randomised trial to evaluate if single session counseling is effective in improving partner referral for patients with sexually transmitted infection.

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Keywords

counseling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Proportion of index cases, who referred one or more partner/s to the study clinics within one month of interview.

  within one month of interview

Study Arms (2)

Single session counseling

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Single session counseling

Standard of care

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Single session counseling BEHAVIORAL

For index cases assigned to the counselling arm, a same sex counselor conducted 10-15 minutes individualized sessions. Counselors were specifically trained to deliver partner referral counselling focusing on five issues related to STI prevention and transmission: (1) risk of re-infection if partners are not treated concurrently; (2) risk of developing complications; (3) risk of further spread of infection in the community; (4) the asymptomatic nature of infection; and (5) social obligations and personal coping with an STI.

Also known as: counseling

Single session counseling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Each newly diagnosed STI patients
• Age \> 18 years
• Who had a sexual exposure in last three months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Skin VD out patient clinic

Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Interventions

Counseling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communicable Diseases; Infections; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Nazmul Alam, DrPH

  International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Resaerch, Bangladesh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2010
• First Posted: February 2, 2010
• Study Start: April 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2007
• Study Completion: December 1, 2007
• Last Updated: February 2, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-02

Locations

BA (1)