Check it: A New Approach to Controlling Chlamydia Transmission in Young People

NCT03098329 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 16-9643371R01HD086794-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,907
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study, named "Check it," is a bundled program for African American (AA) men ages 15-24 that includes community testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, expedited treatment for subjects who test positive and their female sexual contacts, and rescreening for these two sexually transmitted infections.

Conditions

Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection; Gonorrhea

Keywords

Screening; men; expedited treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of chlamydia in women

  primary outcome

  up to 60 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of gonorrhea in women

  up to 60 months

Study Arms (1)

Ct/GC screening

EXPERIMENTAL

Community screening of men for Ct and GC is not normally done. We are testing to see if this intervention will impact the rates of Ct and GC among women

Other: Ct/GC screening

Interventions

Ct/GC screening OTHER

Men aged 15-26 years old will be tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea at community based venues; positive men and their sexual partners will be offered expedited treatment at participating pharmacies; positive men will be asked to be rescreened for Ct/GC at 3 months post treatment.

Ct/GC screening

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 26 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Identifies as male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Identifies as African American or Black
• Identifies as male
• years of age
• Lives or spends most of his time in Orleans Parish
• Had vaginal sex with at least one woman
• Has not taken azithromycin in the past 7 days

You may not qualify if:

• Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
• Unable to speak or understand English
• Previously enrolled in the study by self-report

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tulane University: lead
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): collaborator
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Campbell MB, Ratnayake A, Gomes G, Stoecker C, Kissinger PJ. Effectiveness of Incentivized Peer Referral to Increase Enrollment in a Community-Based Chlamydia Screening and Treatment Study Among Young Black Men. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Jun;11(3):1173-1181. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01595-5. Epub 2023 Apr 24.

  PMID: 37095285 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gonorrhea; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neisseriaceae Infections; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Communicable Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Endocrine System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Community based screening of young men for chlamydia and gonorrhea, expedited treatment for positive subjects and their sexual partners

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2017
• First Posted: March 31, 2017
• Study Start: May 22, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 28, 2021
• Study Completion: May 28, 2021
• Last Updated: November 23, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-11

Locations

US (1)