Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Oral Transmission Study in Partners Over Time (HOTSPOT)

February 28, 2017 updated by: Gypsyamber D'Souza, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
This research is being done to understand more about a sexually transmitted virus called Human papillomavirus (HPV) in people with oropharyngeal cancer and their partners.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

This study evaluates oral HPV infection and risk factors in people with head and neck cancer and their partners or spouses. The study focuses on oropharyngeal cancer patients and includes patients with HPV-associated and HPV-unassociated disease. A comparison group of people without cancer (controls) are also being enrolled. Couples are followed longitudinally and there is a repository of study samples. It is hoped that this research will help us understand risk factors for oral HPV infection, persistence and transmission as well as researching biomarkers for HPV-associated oral cancer and survival.

The study is led by Dr Amber D'Souza (Johns Hopkins) and laboratory testing for the study is performed in the laboratory of study co-investigator Dr Maura Gillison (Ohio University). The study biorepository is led by Dr karen Anderson (Arizona State). Participants are being enrolled at four sites across the United States including: Mt Sinai (site PI Dr Marshall Posner), Johns Hopkins (site PI Dr Sara Pai), Dana Farber Cancer Institute (site PI Dr Robert Haddad) and Oregon Health and Science University (site PI Dr Neil Gross).

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

242

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

  • United States
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
        • Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
        • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mt Sinai School of Medicine
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health & Science University

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

cohort of cancer patients with matched enrollment of spouses and non-cancer controls

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years or older and incident oropharyngeal cancer

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of medical or psychiatric condition affecting ability to give voluntary, informed consent
  • Cancer patients with a history of organ transplant, autoimmune disorder treated with steroids or immunosuppressive drug, lymphoma, leukemia or bone marrow transplant are also ineligible (partners with these conditions are eligible)

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
oropharyngeal cancer case
208 oropharyngeal cancer cases were enrolled
partner or spouse of case
110 partners of patients with oropharyngeal cancer were enrolled
control
A convenience group of 106 non-cancer controls were enrolled at some study sites at cancer screening events

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
HPV DNA detection in oral rinse sample
Time Frame: baseline
Detection of 17 types of HPV DNA in exfoliated oral cells of cases and partners collected using an oral rinse and gargle
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Collaborators

Johns Hopkins University
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Oregon Health and Science University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 7, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 26, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 3, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 28, 2017

Last Verified

February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HOTSPOT

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