Clinical trial · Interventional
Randomized Controlled Trial to Study Interventions to Increase Participation in Cervical Cancer Screening Program
- 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)
Women who don't participate in Swedish cytology screening program are a minority of about 10%, but constitute the majority of those who acquire cervical cancer. Over 50 000 women in the Västra Götalandregion have abstained from participation in the program for at least 2 screening rounds (6 - 10 years, depending om age). We plan to test two promising strategies to increase participation. In a study of two different health policies women who have defaulted are randomised to receiving a telephone call from a midwife, receive an offer of a self-test for HPV or being included in a control group. This is an effectiveness study that should give an answer how participation could be increased and give the basis for a calculation of the costs involved, before decisions can be made about implementing either intervention.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia | Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-test arm | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telephone arm | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Telephone arm
- description
- A midwife tries to contact the woman by telephone and offer her an appointment for a PAP-smear
- interventionNames
- Other: Telephone arm
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Self-test arm
- interventionNames
- Other: Self-test arm
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control arm
- description
- No intervention other than what is routine in the screening program
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 29 Years
- Maximum age
- 63 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * No record of PAP smear in the regional screening register for more than two screening rounds (6 - 10 years depending on age). * Evidence in the regional population register that women have been living in the west region of Sweden during this time. Exclusion Criteria: * Total hysterectomy
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