Clinical trial · Interventional
Acceptability and Validity of Self Sampling for High Risk HPV Detection Among Women in Maharashtra
- 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)
The study goals are, 1. To determine the test characteristics (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, false positivity rates, false negativity rates) of health personnel collected and self collected HPV samples for Hybrid capture explained by two different methods (pamphlets/ health education programme). 2. To evaluate the agreement between self collected HPV samples and health personnel collected HPV samples for Hybrid capture with two different methods of education (pamphlets/ health education programme). 3. To study the attitudes, acceptability and barriers of self-collection of specimens for HPV DNA testing in three sub groups of population in Maharashtra with two different methods of education (pamphlets/ health education programme). 4. To determine the predictors of self-sampling preference. 5. To determine the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) regarding cervical cancer and HPV infection among these women in pre-intervention and post-intervention period.
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 Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education by Pamphlets | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Health education programme | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Education by Pamphlets
- description
- Half of the women in each group will be provided an information pamphlet on the risk factors, methods of early detection, prevention, signs and symptoms of cervical cancer and how to use the self samplers at home.
- interventionNames
- Other: Education by Pamphlets
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Health education programme
- description
- Half of the women in each group will be invited to specially organised camps in their neighbourhood for Health Education and distribution of self samplers.
- interventionNames
- Other: Health education programme
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Agreement rate between health care personnel collected samples and self collected samples in these two groups.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 30 Years
- Maximum age
- 55 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Sexually active women in the age group of 30-55 years in the selected areas. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Women having frank cervical cancer * Women who have undergone total hysterectomy
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