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Exploring cervical screening without a speculum in women aged 50-64

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Infections and Infestations
Registration Number
ISRCTN69709352
Lead Sponsor
King's College London
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
298
Inclusion Criteria

1. Women aged 50 - 64 years attending routine cervical screening in GP primary care
2. Women aged = 50 years attending colposcopy who are likely or known to be HPV positive (e.g. referred with a cytology result of moderate or worse or positive on HPV triage testing)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women unable to provide informed consent
2. Women whose command of English is not sufficient to obtain informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Measured at a single time point:<br> 1. Sensitivity” as the proportion of non-speculum HPV positives among (i) speculum HPV positives and (ii) women with high-grade disease (CIN2+ on histology and/or moderate dyskaryosis or worse on cytology)<br> 2. Specificity” as the proportion of non-speculum HPV negatives among women attending routine screening who are not found to have high-grade disease who are speculum HPV negatives and cytology screen-negative women (normal/borderline/mild dyskaryosis on cytology)<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
There are no secondary outcome measures
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