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Health Information Technology to Reduce Disparities in Adolescent Health Outcomes: a Pragmatic Trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Registration Number
NCT04372875
Lead Sponsor
Children's National Research Institute
Brief Summary

We will compare differences in sexually transmitted infection (STI) detection rates between sexual health survey (SHS)-derived electronic clinical decision support (CDS) versus usual care (e.g. no provision of CDS) using an interrupted time series design. We hypothesize that population-based STI detection rates will be higher when SHS-derived electronic CDS is provided compared to usual care. Secondary analysis will include a comparison of STI detection rates by sexual risk strata (high risk vs. at risk) and race/ethnicity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
37500
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adolescents aged 15-21 years seeking care in the emergency department
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients will be excluded if unable to understand English, are critically ill, cognitively impaired, or otherwise unable to provide consent for completion of the sexual health survey (SHS) and STI screening.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) / Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) detection rates3-7 days after emergency department (ED) visit

Proportion of encounters during which patients test positive for CT/GC; measured by urine-based nucleic acid amplification tests.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
STI rates by race/ethnicity3-7 days after ED visit

Change in STI rates by race/ethnicity

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's National Hospital

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Children's National Hospital
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Monika Goyal, MD
Contact
12024762869
mgoyal@cnmc.org

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