Residence Time of Biomarkers of Semen Exposure

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Johns Hopkins University
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Information provided by:
CONRAD
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00984555
First received: September 24, 2009
Last updated: July 21, 2010
Last verified: July 2010

September 24, 2009
July 21, 2010
December 2008
December 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Levels of listed biomarkers in vaginal swabs taken [ Time Frame: 6, 24, 48, 72 hours and 7, 11 and 15 days after vaginal inoculation with semen or unprotected intercourse ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00984555 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Percent of all women with a detectable level of each marker at each time point [ Time Frame: 6, 24, 48, 72 hours, and 7, 11, and 15 days after vaginal inoculation with semen or unprotected intercourse ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
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Residence Time of Biomarkers of Semen Exposure
Assessment of the Vaginal Residence Time of Biomarkers of Semen Exposure

The purpose of this study is to examine the vaginal residence time of certain semen biomarkers.

The study will take approximately 2-3 months to complete. First, you will be screened to see if you are eligible for the study. At this visit the male partner will give a medical history and be asked to donate a semen sample for analysis, while the female will give a medical history, receive a physical exam, pelvic exam, pregnancy test, and will be tested for vaginal infection including Gonorrhea/Chlamydia. If you are eligible (as a couple), you will be called and randomized into one of four study groups. You will be allowed to choose whether you want to take certain samples yourself at home, or have them all taken by a nurse at the clinic. At this point you will either be asked to return home to have sexual intercourse, or the male partner will be asked to donate a semen sample, which will then be inserted into the female's vagina. Depending on which group you are in, you will next be asked to return to the clinic either 4 or 7 times over the next 2 weeks for vaginal swabs.

Once you complete the main study, you will be offered the opportunity to participate in a substudy, where you will repeat the same visits, except that if you chose to have all your samples taken in the clinic for the main study, you will take certain samples at home for the substudy. If you chose to take certain samples at home for the main study, you will have all the samples taken at the clinic for the substudy. Also, you will not need to do another screening visit if you start the substudy within 9 weeks of the end of the main study.

Observational
Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
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Retention:   Samples With DNA
Description:

Vaginal swabs, semen

Non-Probability Sample

Community sample

Semen Exposure
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  • A1 (Inoculation with 7 timepoints)
    Semen exposure via inoculation, Vaginal swabs at 7 time points
  • A2 (Inoculation with 4 timepoints)
    Semen exposure via inoculation, Vaginal swabs at 4 time points
  • B1 (intercourse with 7 timepoints)
    Semen exposure via unprotected intercourse, Vaginal swabs at 7 time points
  • B2 (Intercourse with 4 timepoints)
    Semen exposure via unprotected intercourse, Vaginal swabs at 4 time points
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Completed
64
July 2010
December 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Heterosexual, monogamous couples
  • Must not be using birth control other than a tubal ligation
  • Must be at least 18 years old, and healthy (if female)
  • Must be between 18-55 years old, and healthy (if male)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of hysterectomy (females)
  • History of vasectomy (males)
  • Drug or alcohol abuse
Both
18 Years to 55 Years
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00984555
A07-105
No
Jill Schwartz, Medical Director, CONRAD
CONRAD
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
Principal Investigator: Roxanne Jamshidi, MD, MPH Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Principal Investigator: David F Archer, MD Eastern Virginia Medical School
CONRAD
July 2010

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