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- Clinical Trial NCT00170430
Reducing Vaginal Infections in Women
March 16, 2010 updated by: University of Washington
Reducing Vaginal Infections in Women at Risk for HIV-1
The purpose of this study is to see if taking medication once a month can help to decrease the risk of vaginal infections.
Additionally, researchers will study whether personal habits, such as douching, bathing, and sexual practices can influence the risk of vaginal infections.
Vaginal infections may influence the risk of becoming infected with HIV-1 and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Study participants will include 400 female prostitutes ages 16 and older, living in Mombasa.
Study procedures will include sexual behavior questions, physical examinations including pelvic exams, testing of vaginal and cervical secretions for STDs, urine collection and blood samples.
Participants will receive 2 different types of pills to treat vaginal infections (metronidazole or fluconazole) or placebo (contains no medication).
Participants will be involved in study related procedures for 1 year and will return to the study clinic at one month intervals.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Prospective studies in Africa have demonstrated that vaginal infections are associated with a significant increase in a woman's risk of infection with HIV-1.
Further clinical and epidemiological research is needed to evaluate strategies for prevention and treatment of vaginal infections as a means of reducing HIV-1 acquisition.
Developing a vaginal health intervention to reduce the risk of HIV-1 infection is a particularly important goal in sub-Saharan Africa, where female controlled strategies for reducing the risk of HIV-1 transmission may be an important means of decreasing the spread of the epidemic.
This study will evaluate the efficacy of a regimen for reducing the rate of vaginal infections.
The study is a double blind, randomized, controlled trial of monthly treatment with single-dose metronidazole and fluconazole as a means of decreasing vaginal infections and promoting normal vaginal flora in HIV-1 seronegative female sex workers (FSWs) in Mombasa, Kenya.
Participants will be recruited from an existing cohort of HIV-1 seronegative FSWs followed at a municipal sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic in Mombassa, Kenya, since February 1993.
Participants will be randomized to treatment with metronidazole 2 grams plus fluconazole 150 mg once a month or placebo.
All patients will be asked to return for follow-up after 1 month.
All women in the study will be treated as indicated for symptomatic vaginal infections, other genital track infections and followed until they have completed 12 monthly follow-up visits.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment
400
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Mombasa, Kenya
- Ganjoni Municipal Communicable Diseases Control Centre
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
16 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women who do not currently have symptoms of vaginal itching or discharge. Women with these symptoms may be treated and enrolled at a subsequent monthly visit when they are asymptomatic.
- Those who are currently menstruating may be enrolled after the completion of menses.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
- History of adverse reactions to the study medications
- Alcoholism or inability to abstain from alcohol for 48 hours following treatment
- Women who do not anticipate living in Mombasa for a year following enrollment.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: DOUBLE
Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: R. Scott McClelland, MD, MPH, University of Washington
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
May 1, 2003
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
December 1, 2006
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
December 1, 2006
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 9, 2005
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 9, 2005
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
September 15, 2005
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
March 18, 2010
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 16, 2010
Last Verified
March 1, 2010
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Disease Attributes
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
- Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Mycoses
- Bacterial Infections
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors
- Hormone Antagonists
- Antifungal Agents
- Steroid Synthesis Inhibitors
- 14-alpha Demethylase Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inhibitors
- Fluconazole
Other Study ID Numbers
- 20486-A
- 02-125
- 01-0777-A 01 (OTHER: University of Washington Human Subjects Division)
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