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Research type:

 Primary Research (e.g. trial) 

Title (lead author) etc:

 Epidemiological, social, diagnostic, and economic evaluation of population screening for genital chlamydial infection  (Low) 184 pages, Volume 11, number 8
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Headline:

 Study shows that proactive screening for chlamydia in young adults using home-collected specimens was feasible and acceptable but high response rates were difficult to achieve; mixed approaches should be evaluated to see if they bring higher uptake than adopting a single screening strategy. 

Project ref:

 97/32/31 

Original project title:

 A study to evaluate the most cost effective way to screen for chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection and reduce its prevalence and associated burden of disease (ClaSS) 

Chief Investigator:

 Professor Matthias Egger, Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Berne

Project Website

 http://www.chlamydia.ac.uk 

Start Date:

 August 2000.  

Publication date:

 March 2007

Cost:

 £1,431,698 

MeSH* index primary terms:

 CHLAMYDIA-TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIA-INFECTIONS Q-diagnosis; CHLAMYDIA-INFECTIONS Q-epidemiology (* = Medical Subject Headings)

MeSH* index secondary terms:

 ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; MALE; FEMALE; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; COST-OF-ILLNESS; CASE-CONTROL-STUDIES  (* = Medical Subject Headings)

NRR* number, if applicable:

 N0484070432 (*National Research Register) 

Project Protocol:

 Project protocol not available

Printed copies of this title despatched:

 140 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month)

Downloads/Views of electronic version from website:

 22706 (Figures are cumulative.) Last updated 8th July 2008.

URL of this page:

http://www.hta.ac.uk/1137

Outputs from this project

  • Stevenson, P. Chlamydia screening results prompt fears over GP workload. Pulse Vol 60 no. 19 page 7.
  • GP's key role in chlamydia tests study. Pulse Vol: 60, Number 19, Pages: 1.
  • N/A. GP chlamydia pilot. Pulse (News) Page: 7.
  • Days in the life Anne McCarthy... .. Aisha Holloway... Chlamydia Screening Study. Nursing Times 2001 Vol97, Issue:36 Page45.
  • Low, N; McCarthy, A; Macleod, J; Salisbury, C; Horner, PJ; Roberts, TE; Campbell, R; Herring, A; Skidmore, S; Sanford, E; Sterne, JAC; Davey Smith G; Grahm, A; Huengsberg, M; Ross, J; Egger, M. The chlamydia screening studies rationale and design. Sex Transm Infect, 2004 Vol: 80 Issue: 5, Pages: 342-348.
  • Macleod, J; Salisbury, C; Low, N; McCarthy, A; Sterne, JAC; Holloway, A; Patel, R; Sanford, E; Morcom, A; Horner, P; Smith, GD; Skidmore, S; Herring, A; Caul, O; Hobbs, FDR; Egger, M,. Coverage and uptake of systematic postal screening for genital Chlamydia trachomatis and prevalence of infection in the United Kindgom general population: cross sectional study. BMJ Volume 330 Number 7497 pages 940-942 2005.
  • Macleod, J; Salisbury, C; Low, N. Screening for chlamydia.. Lancet 2005 Apr 30-May 6;365(9470):1539-40..
  • Horner, P; Sidmore, S; Herring, A; Sell, J; Paul, I; Caul, O; Egger, M; MacCarthy, A; Sanford, E; Salisbury, C; MacLeod, J; Sterne, J; Low, N. Enhanced enzyme immunoassay with negative-gray-zone testing compared to a single nucleic acide amplification technique for community-based chlamydial screening of men. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol 43, No.5; p.2065-2069.
  • Low, N; McCarthy, A; Roberts, T; Huengsberg, M; Sanford, E; Sterne, J; Macleod, J; Salisbury, C; Pye, K; Holloway, A; Morcom, A; Patel, R; Robinson, M; Horner, P; Barton, P; Egger, M. Partner Notification for chlamydia in primary care: randomised cointrolled trial and resource use analysis. BMJ; 2006; 332; 14-19.
  • Salisbury, C; Macleod, J; Egger, M; McCarthy, A; Patel, R; Holloway, A; Ibrahim, F; Sterne, JAC; Hornwe, P; Low, N. Opportunistic and systematic screening for chlamydia: a study of consultations by young adults in general practice. Br J Gen Pract. 2006 Vol 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-103.
  • Campbell, R; Mills, N; Sanford, E; Grahm, A; Low, A; Peters, TJ. Does population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis raise anxiety among those tested? Findings from a population based chlamydia screening study. BMC Public Health, 2006 Vol:6, Pages: 106 Doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-106.
  • Robinson, S; Roberts, T; Barton, P; Bryan, S; Macleod, J; McCarthy, A; Egger, M; Sanford, E; Low, N. Healthcare and patient costs of a proactive chlamydia screening programme: the Chlamydia Screening Studies. Sex Transm Infect 2007 Vol 83, Issue 4, pages 276-281.
  • T, E Roberts; S, Robinson; P, Barton; S, Bryan; N, Low. Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis: a systematic review of the economic evaluations and modelling. Sex Transm Infect. 2006 Jun;82(3):193-200; discussion 201..
  • Mills, N; Daker-White, G; Grahsm, A; Campbell, R. Population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the UK: a qualitative study of the experience of those screened. Fam Pract. 2006 Oct;23(5):550-7. Epub 2006 Jun 21.
  • Skidmore, S; Horner, P; Herring, A; Sell, J; Paul, I, Caul, O; Egger, M; McCarthy, A; Sanford, E; Salisbury, C; Macleod, J; Sterne, JAC; Low, N. Vulvovaginal-swab or first-catch urine specimen to detect Chlamydia trachomatis in women in a community setting?. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Dec;44(12):4389-94. Epub 2006 Oct 25..
  • Robinson, S; Roberts, T; Barton, PM; Bryan, S; Macleod, J; McCarthy, A; Egger, M; Sanford, E; Low, N. The health care and patient costs of an active chlamydia screening programme: the Chlamydia Screening Studies (ClaSS) poject. Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Jan 17; [Epub ahead of print].
  • Low, N. Screening programmes for chlamydial infection: when will we ever learn?. BMJ 2007;334(7596):725 (7 April).
  • Roberts, T; Robinson, S; Barton, P; Bryan, S; McCarthy, A; Macleod, J; Egger, M; Low, N. Cost effectiveness of home based population screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in the UK: economic evaluation of chlamydia screening studies (ClaSS) project. BMJ. 2007 Aug 11;335(7614):291. Epub 2007 Jul 26..
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