The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project

Queen's University1 site in 1 country1,072 target enrollmentMay 2014

ConditionsUterine Cervical Neoplasms Cervical Cancer

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Sponsor: Queen's University
Enrollment: 1072
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Test accuracy of using digital smart phone cervicograms in place of traditional cervicography images produced through traditional SLR cameras
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 10 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 2014

End Date

September 2015

Last Updated

10 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Queen's University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Dr. Karen Yeates

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Queen's University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

•Previous removal of uterus

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Test accuracy of using digital smart phone cervicograms in place of traditional cervicography images produced through traditional SLR cameras

Time Frame: 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

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