Efficacy of Combination Therapies for Gonorrhea Treatment
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn how to better treat gonorrhea infections. Gonorrhea is
a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is usually cured with a single antibiotic. However,
some gonorrhea is not cured with a single antibiotic. The study will look at how well
treating gonorrhea with 2 antibiotics works. Participants will be assigned to 1 of 2
treatment groups each receiving a combination of 2 antibiotics. Sites in the United States
will recruit 500 male and female participants. Participants must be 15 to 60 years old, in
good health and identified in participating sexually transmitted disease clinics as having
uncomplicated cervical or urethral gonorrhea. Procedures include collection of current
symptoms, medical and sexual history, sexual orientation, vital signs, height, weight,
cervical/urethral cultures and clinical examinations. Volunteers will be involved for about
17 days.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)