Randomized Trial of Home Versus Clinic-Based STD Testing

A Randomized Trial of Home Versus Clinic-Based STD Testing Among Men

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01654991

Enrollment

200

Registered

2012-08-01

Start date

2010-06-30

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2013-11-01

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Conditions

Chlamydia, Gonorrhea

Brief summary

This study randomizes St. Louis men to home-based STD screening or clinic-based STD screening. Home-based screening will be completed through the mail and clinic-based screening in a local clinical setting. We hypothesize that men randomized to home-based screening will be more likely to complete screening.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALClinic Screening

Clinic-based STD screening using self-obtained urine samples in a local university clinical setting.

BEHAVIORALHome Screening

Home-based STD screening using self-obtained urine samples and study paid postal return of samples.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Men * Ages 18-45 * Residing in St. Louis City or County * English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of men who complete testing in each study arm	12 weeks after enrollment

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026