Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Oral Transmission Study in Partners Over Time

Completed

Conditions studied: Oropharyngeal Cancer, Human Papillomavirus

In brief

This research is being done to understand more about a sexually transmitted virus called Human papillomavirus (HPV) in people with oropharyngeal cancer and their partners.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01342978

Run by

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

People needed

242

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2017-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older and incident oropharyngeal cancer

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of medical or psychiatric condition affecting ability to give voluntary, informed consent
• Cancer patients with a history of organ transplant, autoimmune disorder treated with steroids or immunosuppressive drug, lymphoma, leukemia or bone marrow transplant are also ineligible (partners with these conditions are eligible)

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Dana Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Mt Sinai School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States
• Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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