Trichomoniasis
Conditions
Keywords
trichomoniasis, partner notification
Brief 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.
Interventions
OTHERdifferent methods of partner notification
comparing patient referral, partner delivered medications and field intervention to treat sex partners
OTHERpartner delivered meds
patient given meds to give to her partner
OTHERfield intervention
health worker finds partners
Sponsors
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria {for Women}: Age {\> 15 years} Culture or wet prep proven T. vaginalis infection Willingness to provide informed consent and take part in study procedures \-
Exclusion criteria
*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| recurrence of trichomonas in the index patient | 6 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed