Clinical trial · Observational
Self-Sampling in Women Who Do Not Undergo Routine Cervical Screening
The Potential Role of Self-sampling in Women Who do Not Attend for Cervical Screening - a Randomised Controlled Trial
NCT00977392CI-TRIAL-00011605completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Women who do not undergo routine cervical screening may be more likely to collect a self-sample for human papillomavirus testing. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying self-sampling in women who do not undergo routine cervical screening.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Status Unknown | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Precancerous Condition | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| cervical Papanicolaou test | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| colposcopy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| compliance monitoring | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| educational intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| screening questionnaire administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| survey administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Comparison of the percentages of women responding to the invitation to return a self-sampling kit vs responding to an invitation for a cervical smear
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Response to the invitation for further investigation following a positive test result (colposcopy for women with a smear showing mild dyskaryosis or above, smear +/- colposcopy for those with a positive HPV test)
- measure
- Response to the request to return a survey regarding demographic information and reasons for previous non-attendance for screening
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 25 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Women in Westminster Primary Care Trust (PCT) area eligible for routine cervical screening who have not responded to two invitations to attend for smears * No women who have written to the PCT to document their refusal to take part in the National Health Service Cervical Screening Program (NHSCSP) * No women who are not due for routine screening as part of the NHSCSP PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not pregnant * Have been sexually active PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * No prior total abdominal hysterectomy
References
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