Clinical trial NCT03249935: YCFM (Youth Correctional Facilities Males)
Official title: Treatment Failure and Associated Predictors Following Azithromycin Treatment for Urogenital Chlamydial Infection in Males in Youth Correctional Facilities
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE2
Conditions: Chlamydial Infection
Keywords: Azithromycin
Chlamydia
Correctional
Facilities
Symptoms
Urethral
Urogenital
Youth
Lead sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Sponsor class: NIH
First posted: 2017-08-15
Enrollment: 100
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 12
Maximum age (years): 21
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The proposed study is a single center (with multiple long-term YCFs) treatment trial of the CDC-recommended azithromycin regimen (1 gm PO once) for chlamydia in males. This study is designed primarily to determine the frequency of chlamydia treatment failure following azithromycin in males who do versus do not have urethral symptoms of urethral discharge and/or dysuria. Anticipated enrollment is 446 males, between the age of 12 to 21 years old, with subject participation duration of 28 days and study duration of 4 years. The primary objective of the study is to assess the microbiological efficacy of azithromycin in uncomplicated Chlamydia trachomatis infection in males with versus without urethral symptoms in YCFs.

Detailed description: The proposed study is a single center (with multiple long-term YCFs) treatment trial of the CDC-recommended azithromycin regimen (1 gm PO once) for chlamydia in males residing in long-term gender-segregated YCFs. This study is designed primarily to determine the frequency of chlamydia treatment failure following azithromycin in males who do versus do not have urethral symptoms of urethral discharge and/or dysuria. Males age 12 to 21 years in good health (based on vital signs and provider's clinical evaluation documented in medical records) who are residing in long-term gender-segregated (not co-ed) YCFs (usual stay \> 3 weeks) and who are identified as chlamydia-infected comprise the study population. The anticipated enrollment is 446 males with subject participation duration of 28 days and study duration of 4 years. The primary objective of the study is to assess the microbiological efficacy of azithromycin in uncomplicated Chlamydia trachomatis infection in males with versus without urethral symptoms in YCFs; in essence, this study will assess the frequency of chlamydia treatment failure to azithromycin at the Day 28 follow-up visit (Visit 2) in males with urethral symptoms compared to males without urethral symptoms. The secondary objective is to evaluate the association of laboratory findings (enrollment chlamydia load and OmpA genotype) and other participant characteristics (demographics, sexual behaviors, etc.) to chlamydia treatment failure in males after azithromycin treatment.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1.Male between the ages of 12 and 21 years 2.Residing in a long-term gender-segregated (no co-ed) YCF 3.Diagnosed with urogenital chlamydia as determined by a screening C. trachomatis NAAT 4.Anticipated length of stay at the YCF at the time of enrollment is at least 28 days 5.Willingness to provide written consent 6.Willingness to comply with study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

1.Diagnosed with gonorrhea as determined by a screening Neisseria gonorrhoeae NAAT 2.Clinical diagnosis of epididymitis based on review of medical records 3.Known allergy to azithromycin, erythromycin, any macrolide or ketolide drug 4.History of liver problems due to use of azithromycin 5.Having received antimicrobial therapy with activity against C. trachomatis within 21 days of the positive chlamydia screening NAAT or in the interval between the positive screening NAAT and study enrollment 6.Any concomitant infection, which requires antimicrobial therapy with activity against C. trachomatis 7.Previously enrolled in this study 8.Unable to swallow pills 9.Other exclusion criteria, per clinician judgment, that prohibits subject from enrolling in study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Proportion of Participants Experiencing Treatment Failure After Treatment With Azithromycin for Uncomplicated Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) in Males With and Without Urethral Symptoms
timeFrame: Day 28-follow-up visit
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Evaluate the Association of Laboratory Findings and Other Participant Characteristics to Chlamydia Treatment Failure in Males After Azithromycin Treatment
timeFrame: Day 28-follow-up visit
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services - Juvenile Court Health Services
state: California
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