Quick STI tests may slash unneeded antibiotics for vaginal discharge
NCT ID NCT05977491
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study in Nepal tests whether using rapid point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections can reduce the overuse of antibiotics for vaginal discharge. About 1,500 women will be split into three groups: standard care, test-guided treatment, or test-guided treatment plus extra education. The goal is to see if these tests help doctors prescribe antibiotics only when truly needed, and to understand what helps or hinders their use.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women presenting with vaginal discharge to gynecological outpatients Exclusion Criteria: * Minors below the age of 18 years. * Any bleeding from the vagina. * Suspicion of gynecological cancer. * Previous inclusion in the same study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dhulikhel Hospital
Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
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