Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Women Who Have Sex With Women (WSHP)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01546714 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 7, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 8, 2017
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Condition or disease |
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Sexually Transmitted Infections |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 165 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Women Who Have Sex With Women |
Study Start Date : | August 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2013 |

Group/Cohort |
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AAWSW/AAWSWM
African American Women Who Have Sex with Women/African American Women Who Have Sex with Women and Men
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- Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnosis [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female gender, self-identification as African American
- Age of 16 years or older, self report of sexual contact (oral, vaginal, or anal) with another female within the past 12 months
- English speaking
- The ability to give written informed consent.
- For the sub-groups of women being followed prospectively, they have to have at least one active female sexual partner (AAWSW group) or at least one active female and male sexual partner (AAWSWM group) at the time of enrollment into the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or nursing and the inability or unwillingness to give written informed consent.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01546714
United States, Alabama | |
Jefferson County Health Department | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233 | |
UAB Personal Health Clinic | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294 |
Principal Investigator: | Christina A Muzny, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Other Publications:
Responsible Party: | Dr. Christina Muzny, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01546714 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ASTDA WSHP American STD Association ( Other Grant/Funding Number: 2009283 ) |
First Posted: | March 7, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 8, 2017 |
Last Verified: | February 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Yes |
Plan Description: | De-identified data will be shared with investigators at the Harvard School of Public Health for secondary data analysis. |
Infections Communicable Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes |