Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Its iMpAcT on fEmale Infertility

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05244967

Acronym

ESTIMATE

Enrollment

533

Registered

2022-02-17

Start date

2020-11-11

Completion date

2029-06-30

Last updated

2023-11-29

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Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Infection

Brief summary

A longitudinal study to investigate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young women and determine the role of the female genital tract microbiome in fertility

Interventions

OTHERvaginal swab

self-sampling, vaginal swab

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 22 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 18-22 years * informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* pregnancy * sterilization * not capable of giving informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
number of young women with STIs	at enrollment	longitudinal analysis of STIs and the female genital tract microbiome
monitoring of STIs and their impact on infertility	through study completion, an average of 5 years	obtain a better understanding for the emergence of infectious infertility and the impact on the pathogenicity

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Primary ContactNadja Käding, Dr.

nadja.kaeding@uksh.de+4945131019010

Outcome results

None listed

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