Clinical trial · Interventional
Community-based Intervention for Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in Nepal
Community-based Intervention for Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in a Semi-urban Area of Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (COBIN-C)
NCT03808064CI-TRIAL-00055567COBIN-CcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) led community-based educational intervention through home visits increasing cervical cancer screening uptake.
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 Screening | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCHV home visit | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention arm
- description
- After randomization, the FCHVs in the intervention arm will receive training, health education materials and a recording register. After receiving training, they will educate women of their respective ward on cervical cancer screening and prevention through home visits and maintain records in their service register.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: FCHV home visit
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control arm
- description
- There won't be any intervention in the control arm.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The increase in the number of participants attending cervical cancer screening after education intervention
- timeFrame
- One year
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 30 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All women of age group 30-60 years who were recruited in the COBIN Wave I survey Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are not able to give consent * Severely ill, * Pregnant or less than 6 weeks after delivery, * Who is already diagnosed with cervical pre-cancer and cancer * With a history of total hysterectomy * Who are reluctant to participate in the study or unable to complete the interview
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDDhoj Shrestha A, Gyawali B, Shrestha A, Shrestha S, Neupane D, Ghimire S, Campbell C, Kallestrup P. Effect of a female community health volunteer-delivered intervention to increase cervical cancer screening uptake in Nepal: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Aug 12;29:101948. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101948. eCollection 2022 Oct. PMID 36161136
- DERIVEDShrestha AD, Neupane D, Ghimire S, Campbell C, Kallestrup P. Community-based intervention for cervical cancer screening uptake in a semi-urban area of Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal (COBIN-C): study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Jan 26;22(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05049-3. PMID 33499911