33,222
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2010
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2011
Patient delivered partner therapy
The study will provide communities with access to free PDPT for heterosexuals with gonorrhea or chlamydial infection. PDPT will be packaged to meet the requirements of the WA State Board of Pharmacy and will include 1gram of azithromycin, information about STD, condoms, and information about enclosed medication in English and Spanish. PDPT packs for gonorrhea will also include 400mg of cefixime.
Targeted public health partner services
During intervention periods, communities will receive public health partner services (PS) provided by Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS). Diagnosing clinicians will triage their patients to receive PS based on defined criteria associated with not ensuring partners' treatment. PS will include an offer to notify partners for each index case. When DIS notify partners they will offer them the opportunity to obtain free medication at a local pharmacy, at a clinic (as available) or through the mail. DIS will also offer to refer partners for complete evaluations insofar as such care is available in local communities.
University of Washington, Seattle
Washington State Department of Health, Olympia
Washington State, Department of Health
OTHER_GOV
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
NIH
University of Washington
OTHER