Improving the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Emergency Rooms

April 20, 2023 updated by: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

A point-of-care laboratory (POC) was set at North Hospital, Marseille, France for the diagnosis in less than two hours of sexually transmitted infections caused by known pathogens, close to the reception of Emergency service. In this instance 30% of patients have no etiological diagnosis after the POC sexually infection transmitted tests .

Most sexually transmitted infections can be diagnosed from an anal swab which is not routinely performed. In this study, we suggest to test the hypothesis that anal swab in addition to the routine genital swab would increase by at least 5% the diagnosis capacity of sexually transmitted infections after the POC tests.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

303

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • France
      • Marseille, France
        • Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient admitted for sexually transmitted infection in emergency room requiring a microbiological examination with a "Sexually Transmitted Infection POC kit"
  • Patient who freely signed the informed consent form
  • Patient affiliated to a social security regime

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Adult patient under guardianship
  • Patient deprived with liberty under court order
  • Patient refusing or unable to sign the informed consent form

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Patients admitted for sexually transmitted infection
Other: Anal swab

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of patients with a confirmed etiological diagnosis of sexually transmitted infection
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 29, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 8, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

October 26, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 11, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 11, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

August 16, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 21, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2012-50 (CCRRC)
  • 2012-A01599-34 (Other Identifier: ANSM)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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