The Feasibility of Implementing Syphilis Point-of-care Testing Into a Prenatal Clinic for People Facing Barriers to Care

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Syphilis
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
13 – 49
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Other
Participants needed
77 (estimated)
Sponsor
McMaster University · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a finger-prick blood test for rapid diagnosis of syphilis infection can be implemented in a low-barrier prenatal clinic for people at risk of syphilis in pregnancy. The test gives results in 5 minutes and also tests for HIV. The main questions the study aims to answer are: * How often do pregnant people at risk of syphilis agree to the rapid test? *…
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Eligibility Criteria
1. Pregnant people Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant clients with at least one risk factor for syphilis infection: 1. Substance use or accessed addiction services in the past 1 year 2. Unstable housing in the past 1 year 3. Multiple sexual partners in the past 1 year 4. Hist…
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Njideka Sanya

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sanyan@mcmaster.ca

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Stacey Clark

+1-905-521-2100

clarksta@mcmaster.ca

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