Australian Chlamydia Control Effectiveness PIlot: a trial to determine whether annual chlamydia testing in general practice can lead to a reduction in chlamydia prevalence.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis; Public Health - Epidemiology; Infection - Sexually transmitted infections

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000297022
• Lead Sponsor: iversity of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-04-13
• Study Completion: 2016-12-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

The intervention will be allocated at the postcode area and all general practice clinics within the postcode will be invited to participated. All clinics will be eligible for participation. General practitioners (GPs) will be asked to screen sexually active men and women aged 16 to 29 years for chlamydia.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Chlamydia prevalence. A consecutive sample of men and women aged 16 to 29 years will be recruited prior to randomisation in each clinic and again at the conclusion of the trial. Men will be asked to provide a urine specimen and women a urine or self collected vaginal swab for chlamydia testing.[Measured at baseline and 4 years later at the conclusion of trial.]