Offering Routine and Rapid Point of Care (POC) Syphilis Testing in Pregnant Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department
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Conditions studied: Syphilis
In brief
The purpose of this study is to offer routine lab-based and rapid point of care (POC) syphilis diagnostic testing in the emergency department (ED) and obstetrical (OB) triage , thereby increasing screening and treatment initiation for pregnant patients without prenatal care or with no documented syphilis results during the index pregnancy in other to increase rates of full treatment to determine if the implementation of a robust linkage to care program for pregnant patients with positive rapid POC results will more likely result in complete treatment for all stages of syphilis and adherence to recommended maternal and newborn longitudinal follow up and to assess factors that contribute to treatment completion after implementation of the intervention will also be analyzed to tailor efforts targeting social and healthcare navigation factors that affect health equity; including poverty, insurance, health literacy and others.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06645106
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- People needed
- 1500
- Starts
- 2025-02-04
- Expected to finish
- 2028-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-06
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Pregnant individuals that are seeking care at University of Texas, Memorial Herman and Lyndon B Johnson sites ED or obstetrical triage units.
- No Prenatal care during index pregnancy
- No documented syphilis result during the index pregnancy
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnant individuals with documented care and syphilis results in the index pregnancy for specific trimester as mandated by Texas law
Where it is running
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
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