Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Francis Bowden
ORCID ID
Contact details
The Canberra Hospital
P.O. Box 11
Woden
2606
Australia
+61 (0)2 6244 2063
frank.bowden@act.gov.au
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
268058
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
GPPaCTS
Study hypothesis
General practices randomized to CT/Pap screening for women aged 16 to 39 years (intervention) will have an increased participation rate for chlamydia screening compared to those practices randomised to offer 'usual care' (control).
Ethics approval
Added as of 30/07/2007:
This study was approved by:
1. The ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee (ETH.10/03)
2. The Australian National University Ethics Committee (ref: 2003/270)
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Screening
Patient information sheet
Condition
Chlamydia trachomatis
Intervention
Routine offering of testing for Chlamydia trachomatis at the time of regular Pap smear versus usual care.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Participation rates in screening for Chlamydia trachomatis.
Secondary outcome measures
Uptake of Pap smears in women in target age range.
Overall trial start date
01/11/2004
Overall trial end date
01/03/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Women between the ages of 16 and 39 years who have ever been sexually active and who present to their general practitioner.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Female
Target number of participants
1440
Participant exclusion criteria
Women who have never been sexually active.
Recruitment start date
01/11/2004
Recruitment end date
01/03/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Trial participating centre
The Canberra Hospital
Woden
2606
Australia
Sponsor information
Organisation
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
Sponsor details
Office of NHMRC (MDP 100)
GPO Box 9848
Canberra
2601
Australia
+61 (0)2 6289 1555
research@nhmrc.gov.au
Sponsor type
Research council
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Funder name
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council: 268058
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list