New study offers free STI care to black youth in the deep south
NCT ID NCT06428643
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study provides free testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV to Black youth aged 15-26 in New Orleans. Those who test positive can get treatment at no cost and are encouraged to bring their partners. The goal is to reduce STI rates and health disparities in this community.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- STI screening and expedited treatment at pharmacies
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could reduce STI rates and health disparities in Black youth in the Deep South.
- What could go wrong
- This is a community-based intervention, not a new drug or cure. Success depends on participation and follow-up, and results may not apply to other regions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 2,322 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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15 to 26 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Identifies as African American or Black * 15-26 years of age * Lives or spends most of their time in Orleans Parish * Had vaginal sex at least once * Provide a urine or vaginal swab * Not taken azithromycin or cefixime in the last 7 days Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent * Unable to speak or understand English * Previously enrolled in the study
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tulane University Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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