The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cervical Cancer; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
• Interventions: Other: Cervical cancer screening

• Registration Number: NCT01968837
• Lead Sponsor: Queen's University

Brief Summary

Although highly curable, cervical cancer kills thousands of women in developing countries annually. The investigators will pilot a project to improve detection of cervical cancer in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania through a program that combines access to cervical screening expertise available in a large medical centre and remote use of a mobile phone camera application.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2013-10-24
• Study Start: 2014-05
• Primary Completion: 2015-09
• Study Completion: 2015-09
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-12
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1072

Inclusion Criteria

• Female
• Over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous removal of uterus

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cervical cancer screening	Cervical cancer screening	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Test accuracy of using digital smart phone cervicograms in place of traditional cervicography images produced through traditional SLR cameras	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure accuracy and feasibility of non-physician healthcare workers ability to obtain adequate cervical images via smart phone camera photographs.	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Reproductive Health Centre, KCMC; 🇹🇿 Moshi, Tanzania