# Modernizing Perinatal Syphilis Testing

> **NCT06082453** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston** · enrollment: 924 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Syphilis

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay for detection of Treponema pallidum
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Aptima Treponema pallidum transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) assay for detection of Treponema pallidum
- **OTHER:** Center for Disease Control (CDC) Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) 2021 Treatment Guidelines for diagnosis of syphilis

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06082453
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-05-02
- **Primary completion:** 2027-11-30
- **Final completion:** 2027-11-30
- **Target enrollment:** 924 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-03

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06082453

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06082453, "Modernizing Perinatal Syphilis Testing". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06082453. Licensed CC0.

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