Vaginal Microbiota, and STI/HIV Risk Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women

NCT ID: NCT03196492

Last Updated: 2021-06-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

234 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-14

Study Completion Date

2021-06-14

Brief Summary

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The investigators are doing a study on the bacteria that normally live in the vagina and what effect, if any, Depo-Provera has on the bacteria.

Women 13-24 years of age, who are HIV negative, being seen in a clinic for birth control or sexually transmitted disease (STD) check-up, or have a child and are planning to receive a Depo-Provera shot for contraception or have declined the use of hormonal contraception may join.

Detailed Description

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The investigators are doing a study on the bacteria that normally live in the vagina and what effect, if any, Depo-Provera has on the bacteria.

Women 13-24 years of age, who are HIV negative, being seen in a clinic for birth control or STD check-up, or have a child and are planning to receive a Depo-Provera shot for contraception or have declined the use of hormonal contraception may join.

Conditions

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Microbial Colonization

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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No hormone

Half of the cohort (n=40) will have opted to forgo hormonal contraception (HC).

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Depo-provera

Half of the cohort (n=40) will have opted to initiate injectable depo-provera (DMPA).

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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No intervention

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 13-24
* Female sex
* Seeking contraceptive/ STI services OR has had a child OR is legally married
* Has had consensual vaginal sex
* Two years have passed since menses started
* HIV negative by self-report
* Willing to refrain from using douches, washes, or other similar feminine hygiene products. (Tampons are allowed)
* Planning to receive the Depo-Provera shot, -OR- Have regular menstrual cycles with at least 21 - 45 days between menses and plans to use no hormonal birth control.

Exclusion Criteria

* Any other immunodeficiency (e.g. organ transplant recipient)
* Recently pregnant (within 4 weeks), currently pregnant, or planning to become pregnant within the next 12 months
* Currently breastfeeding
* Hysterectomy or a known genital tract anomaly
* Amenorrhea (except if caused by contraceptive method like the implant)
* Antibiotic or antifungal use within past 30 days
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Maryland, College Park

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jenell Coleman Fennell, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins University

Locations

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Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1R01HD092013

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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IRB00126504

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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