Pee power: urine test could unlock chlamydia immunity secrets
NCT ID NCT07596316
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether urine samples can show immune markers of chlamydia infection in women. Participants provide urine, vaginal, and blood samples to compare immune responses. The goal is to find easier ways to study chlamydia immunity, which could help develop better tests or vaccines.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to simpler, non-invasive urine tests to study chlamydia immunity and help develop vaccines.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 73 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 73 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
Who is studied
A total of 73 Chlamydia positive female participants will be included.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Female * Chlamydia trachomatis NAAT positive vaginal sample or first-void urine sample. * Able to understand the information brochure and what the study is about. * Willing to give informed consent to use their samples for details described in the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy (self-reported) * Being positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) * Women that underwent hysterectomy. * Menstruation at the time of sample collection. * Current use of antibiotics effective against Chlamydia trachomatis (doxycyline or azithromycine) or use of such antimicrobials in the past 14 days before participating in the study. * Participating in another clinical trial at the same time of participating in this study. * Having a history or current evidence of any condition or abnormality that might confound the results of the study or is not in the best interest of the individual to participate, in the opinion of the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Locations
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Violett Antwerp
RECRUITINGAntwerp, Antwerp, 2000, Belgium
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