Clinical trial · Interventional
SMS Messaging for Invitation in the Cervical Cancer Screening Programme
SMS Messaging for Invitation in the HPV-based Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in Catalonia (CERCA-SMS Study)
- 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)
A study on two different methods of invitation to participate to the cervical cancer screening programme will be conducted within a demonstration project to switch from cytology-based screening to HPV-based screening using self-sampling delivered through the network of pharmacy offices among regular screening attendants in the Barcelona Metropolitana Sud Area, in Catalonia. At the moment, eligible women are invited to participate to cervical cancer screening via a telephone call invitation explaining the new self-sampling method. Invitation via SMS containing a link to a webpage with information on most frequent questions might be an adequate alternative method that would save costs and workload on human resources. The aim of this study is to assess the impact on cervical cancer screening participation of an invitation method based on text messaging (SMS). The invitation method will be evaluated through an interventional trial, in which we will compare the invitation to cervical cancer screening using SMS versus a telephone call invitation explaining the new self-sampling method.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Human Papilloma Virus | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone call invitation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| SMS invitation | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental - Intervention
- description
- SMS invitation to participate in cervical cancer screening using HPV self-sampling.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: SMS invitation
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Active Comparator - Usual Care
- description
- Phone call invitation to participate in cervical cancer screening using HPV self-sampling.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Phone call invitation
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Participation in cervical cancer screening program
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 35 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible women for cervical cancer screening aged 30 to 65 years of age. * Registered at the Health Care Database (RCA). Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals without a mobile phone number registered at the RCA.
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