Point of Care STI Testing

Conditions

• Point of Care STI Testing

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

16 Years - 24 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Gonorrhea/chlamydia Point-of-Care Testing — BEHAVIORAL
  Point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections.

Study Details

The proposed research hypothesizes that point-of-care testing (POCT) for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) gonorrhea and chlamydia will be a feasible, acceptable, and appropriate implementation strategy for improving HIV testing and Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery in youth, by increasing opportunities for clinician-patient counseling, decreasing loss to follow up, and allowing for same-day HIV prevention service provision. This hypothesis will be tested in a pragmatic non-randomized trial comparing clinical (HIV testing and PrEP counseling and prescription) and implementation (feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness) outcomes between adolescents receiving POCT compared to laboratory-based testing at three clinics within a large pediatric health system.

Key Dates

Start date

Feb 24, 2026

Status verified

Apr 2026

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2026

Completion

Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

6,460 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Point-of-Care Tested
  Participants in the intervention arm have received point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections.
• No Intervention: Lab Tested
  Participants in the control arm have received lab-based testing for sexually transmitted infections.

Primary Outcome Measure

Rates of HIV Test Completion [ Time Frame: Day 1 - Measured on date of STI testing ]

Central Contacts

• Naomi Pressman, MS, RD
  (212) 731-7810
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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