Brief, Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Douching Among Adolescent and Young Women

N/ACompletedNCT00207480

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Overview

This study will implement and test a brief, tailored individual-level intervention to be used in two New Orleans adolescent clinics with female patients aged 16-24 who douche.

The study implements a client-centered behavioral intervention (CCBI) based on Prochaska's Transtheoretical Model of Change (TMC) and the intervention will use Miller's Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques. This intervention will be evaluated using (1) an audio/computer-assisted self-administered interview (ACASI) survey to assess changes in respondents' douching knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and (2) biological testing for Bacterial Vaginosis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Vaginal Douching Bacterial Vaginosis

Interventions

Brief, motivational interviewing interventionBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 24 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women attending between the ages of 16 and 24 who have douched at least once in the last 180 days, agree to a test for Bacterial Vaginosis, and agree to allow us to contact you by telephone or in person for a follow-up interview and testing for bacterial vaginosis. Exclusion Criteria: * currently pregnant, non-English speaking

Locations (1)

Orleans Women's Health Clinic

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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