Status:
COMPLETED
Leveraging Technology as a Clinician Extender to Screen Culturally Diverse Young Women for Chlamydia
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Collaborating Sponsors:
HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Conditions:
Chlamydia
Screening
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-25 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to conduct a quality improvement intervention to improve the ability of health care providers to deliver an important preventive health service (CT screening) in order to ...
Detailed Description
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) remains epidemic among sexually young adult and adolescent females especially ethnic minority women. Despite recommendations for at least annual screening of all sexually ac...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English or Spanish speaking
- Medically Stable
- Sexually active
- Female
- 18-25 years old
- Seeking health services in participating urgent care clinics and ED in San Francisco/Bay Area, California.
Exclusion
- Clients who do not speak English or Spanish will not be eligible to participate.
- Males of any age because there is no CDC recommendation to universally screen this group.
- Women who have never had sexual intercourse are not eligible as this is a study of how to increase screening for chlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection.
- For Kiosk, clients with moderate and major trauma or illness requiring immediate medical intervention, as assessed by triage nurse as part of routine protocol, will be excluded from participation.
- Anyone who chooses not to participate (as this is voluntary) will be excluded from participation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
346 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01140022
Start Date
September 1 2007
End Date
July 1 2012
Last Update
October 3 2014
Active Locations (6)
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1
CMC Fresno Emergency Department
Fresno, California, United States, 93701
2
Alameda County Medical Center, Highland Hospital
Oakland, California, United States, 94602
3
San Francisco General Hospital - Emergency Department
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
4
San Francisco General Hospital, Urgent Care
San Francisco, California, United States, 94110