ClinicalTrials.gov
 Home    Search    Study Topics    Glossary  
 

  Full Text View  
  Tabular View  
  Contacts and Locations  
  No Study Results Posted  
  Related Studies  
Brief, Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Douching Among Adolescent and Young Women

This study has been suspended.
Study NCT00207480.   Last updated on September 13, 2005.   Information provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

This Tabular View shows the required WHO registration data elements as marked by

Descriptive Information Fields
Brief Title  Brief, Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Douching Among Adolescent and Young Women
Official Title  Brief, Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Douching Among Adolescent and Young Women
Brief Summary

This study will implement and test a brief, tailored individual-level intervention to be used in two New Orleans adolescent clinics with female patients aged 16-24 who douche.

Detailed Description

The study implements a client-centered behavioral intervention (CCBI) based on Prochaska’s Transtheoretical Model of Change (TMC) and the intervention will use Miller’s Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques. This intervention will be evaluated using (1) an audio/computer-assisted self-administered interview (ACASI) survey to assess changes in respondents’ douching knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and (2) biological testing for Bacterial Vaginosis.

Study Phase Phase I
Study Type  Interventional
Study Design  Educational/Counseling/Training, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Primary Outcome Measure 
Secondary Outcome Measure 
Condition  Vaginal Douching
Bacterial Vaginosis
Intervention  Behavioral: Brief, motivational interviewing intervention
MEDLINE PMIDs
Links
Recruitment Information Fields
Recruitment Status  Suspended
Enrollment  270
Start Date  October 2004
Completion Date
Eligibility Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women attending between the ages of 16 and 24 who have douched at least once in the last 180 days, agree to a test for Bacterial Vaginosis, and agree to allow us to contact you by telephone or in person for a follow-up interview and testing for bacterial vaginosis.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • currently pregnant, non-English speaking
Gender Female
Ages 16 Years to 24 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers No
Contacts ††
Location Countries  United States
Administrative Information Fields
NCT ID  NCT00207480
Organization ID CDC-NCHSTP-4415
Secondary IDs †† U36/CCU300430-24
Study Sponsor  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborators †† Tulane University School of Medicine
Investigators 
Principal Investigator:     Patricia Kissinger, PhD, RN     Tulane University School of Medicine    
Information Provided By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Verification Date September 2005
First Received Date  September 13, 2005
Last Updated Date September 13, 2005

 †    Required WHO trial registration data element.
††   WHO trial registration data element that is required only if it exists.




Links to all studies - primarily for crawlers