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NCT01578915 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record

A Case Control Study of Women With Multiple Sexual Partners

A clinical trial, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Completed
Registry status
213
Enrollment target

NCT01578915 is a clinical trial that has completed, run by University of Alabama at Birmingham. The registered enrollment target is 213 participants.

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The verdict

NCT01578915 has completed, sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham.

COMPLETED
Registry status
213 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Both population based surveys and more focused research studies indicate that increased numbers of sexual partners and partner concurrency contribute to increased risk for acquisition of sexually transmitted infection (STI), including HIV infection. However, unlike for men, both national and sub-population-based studies consistently find that the great majority of women with or without STIs report only 1-2 sex partners in the preceding year and that a minority of women acknowledge \> 3 sex partners over the same period, suggesting that this relatively small proportion of women with higher numbers of sex partners play a disproportionate role in sustaining community STI rates. Despite these observations, surprisingly little is known about women with increased numbers of sexual partners, the factors which contribute to increased partner number, and the potential for those factors to be intervened upon to reduce risk for STI. The implications of these facts for STI/HIV prevention efforts are profound. For instance, interventions that include the implication that target audiences have multiple sex partners might be dismissed as irrelevant by those with single partners. Conversely, interventions targeting women with multiple sex partners may be based on assumptions derived from data which, while representative of the general target audience, may not reflect relevant circumstances for the subset of women with higher numbers of partners. This study will begin to generate data that will provide critical information on this topic and help inform future development of STI/HIV interventions tailored to womens' individual circumstances and contexts. The investigators hypothesize that women with 4 or more sexual partners during the past year will report higher rates of depression and substance abuse (alcohol and drugs), higher rates of intimate partner violence, less social support, more non-vaginal sex, more same-sex contacts, and higher rates of STIs than women reporting only

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 213 participants
Start Date 2011-05
Est. Completion 2013-11

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

1,160 total trials

What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT01578915

The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT01578915 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as an unspecified phase. The registered enrollment target is 213 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has 1,160 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01578915 about?

NCT01578915 is a clinical study titled "A Case Control Study of Women With Multiple Sexual Partners". Both population based surveys and more focused research studies indicate that increased numbers of sexual partners and partner concurrency contribute to increased risk for acquisition of sexually transmitted infection (STI), including HIV infection. However, unlike for men, both national and sub-pop...

What is the current status of trial NCT01578915?

This trial is currently completed. The enrollment target is 213 participants. The study started on 2011-05. Estimated completion is 2013-11.

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01578915?

This trial is sponsored by University of Alabama at Birmingham, which has 1,160 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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