Cervical screening pathway - A model for empowering rural solutions

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: cervical cancer; Cancer - Cervical (cervix)

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000553875
• Lead Sponsor: Victoria University of Wellington

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-05-12
• Study Completion: 2024-02-29
• Last Update Posted: 8 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1415

Inclusion Criteria

All women aged 25-69 years eligible for a cervical screen in these two rural areas who agree to an HPV test. This age group is in line with NCSP changing the national screening criteria to the 25-69 year age group in November 2019. Women who are due for a smear or who are under-screened (under-screened defined as never screened or 4 years or more since last screen) are invited to participate but in line with the iwi and community focus, priority will be under-screened or never-screened Maori women.

Exclusion Criteria

any woman outside that age group
any woman who chooses a cervical smear instead of an HPV swab
any woman who has had her cervix removed ( hysterectomy with removal of cervix)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome- Intervention vs Control <br>Proportion of women with an HPV positive test having a colposcopy <br>This will be determined by direct data feedback from the colposcopy departments who are an integral part of the study and copies of the results of biopsies and cytology taken at colposcopy will be sent ( as on consent forms for participants) to the senior research investators .[ within 20 working days (MOH Indicator) of referral]