Improving Perinatal Outcomes Among Kenyan Pregnant Women With an Integrated STI Testing Model

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · Jan 2, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how different methods of testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can affect the health of pregnant women and their babies in Kenya. Researchers will compare three approaches: the usual care, which only treats symptoms without specific STI tests, testing all women for certain infections, and testing only those who show symptoms. A total of 3,132 pregnant women will participate and will be followed for up to nine months after giving birth to see how these testing methods impact outcomes like pregnancy loss, premature birth, and low birth weight.

To join the study, women must be seeking antenatal care at the clinic, plan to continue their care there, and be willing to undergo routine STI and HIV testing. Participants can expect to receive appropriate treatment if any STIs are found and will be closely monitored throughout their pregnancy and after delivery. This trial is important because it aims to improve the health of mothers and babies by finding the best way to manage STIs during pregnancy.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Self-identifying as a cisgender woman
• • Seeking antenatal services from the clinic
• • Planning to receive antenatal and postnatal care at the clinic
• • Willingness to receive syndromic STI screening and HIV/syphilis testing per national guidelines
• • Able and willing to provide informed consent for participation
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Male gender
• • Not seeking antenatal services from the clinic
• • Not planning to receive antenatal and postnatal care at the clinic
• • Not willing to receive syndromic STI screening and HIV/syphilis testing per national guidelines
• • Not able or willing to provide informed consent for participation