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Note: This record shows only 22 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Last refreshed on:
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Main ID: |
ISRCTN27312734 |
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Date of registration:
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30/07/2012 |
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Prospective Registration:
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Public title:
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Does ?Accelerated Partner Therapy" ( two new models of care which emphasise rapid treatment and which will be different from traditional clinic-based methods) reduce delays in the assessment and treatment of sexual partners of people with bacterial sexually transmitted infections
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Scientific title:
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Can ?Accelerated Partner Therapy? (APT) improve outcomes of partner notification? A feasibility study and exploratory trial |
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Date of first enrolment:
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01/11/2007 |
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Target sample size:
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300 |
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Recruitment status: |
Completed |
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URL:
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http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN27312734 |
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Study type:
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Interventional |
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Study design:
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Non-randomised; Interventional; Design type: Treatment (Treatment)
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Phase:
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Not Applicable
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Contacts
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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Lorna
Sutcliffe |
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Address:
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St Bartholomew's Hospital
Centre for Infectious Disease: Sexual Health & HIV
Barts & The London School of Medicine & Dentistry
Barts Sexual Health Centre,
Kenton & Lucas Wing,
St. Bartholomews Hospital
West Smithfield
EC1A 7BE
London
United Kingdom |
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Email:
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l.j.sutcliffe@qmul.ac.uk |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: 1. Index patients who are 16 years and older
2. Have tested positive for Chlamydia and/or Gonorrhoea (men and women)
3. Men who have been diagnosed with non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) and have at least one contactable partner
Exclusion criteria: Will be determined by a suitabily qualified health professional are:
1. Pregnancy
2. Symptoms of complicated infection, allergy or contraindications to Azithromycin and or Cefixime
3. Inability to read English
4. An inability to understand instructions and give consent
5. Co-existent infection with syphilis and/or HIV as these cases require different investigation and management
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Gender:
Both
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Topic: Infection; Subtopic: Infection (all Subtopics); Disease: Infectious diseases and microbiology
Infections and Infestations
Gonococcal infection
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Intervention(s)
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APT Hotline: Index diagnosed, treated & given APT PIN
1. Sex partner calls APT hotline for telephone consultation with clinic Health adviser/Nurse practitioner
2. Index takes or Sex partner collects APT Pack from clinic reception
3. Sex partner attends clinic for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) & test at later stage
4. Index & contact follow up call
APT Pharmacy, Index diagnosed, treated & given APT PIN
1. Sex partner attends pharmacy for consultation: trained pharmacist under Patient Group Directions (PGD) gives APT Pack
2. Sex partner attends clinic for HIV test at later stage
3. Index & contact follow up call
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Primary Outcome(s)
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Proportion of index patients having at least one partner treated 4-6 weeks after intial diagnosis
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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1. Proportion of regular partners treated
2. Number of contacts treated per index patient
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
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Results
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Results available:
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