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Self-sampling for Non-participants in an Organised Cervical Cancer Screening Programme

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cervical Cancer
Registration Number
NCT02680262
Lead Sponsor
University of Aarhus
Brief Summary

The trial will evaluate the effect on participation in organised screening programme of a human papilloma virus (HPV) self-sampling kit directly mailed home or mailed on demand compared with the standard second reminder for regular screening.

Detailed Description

The CHOice trial is a parallel randomised controlled, open label trial. Participants will be equally randomised into three arms: 1) Directly mailed a second reminder including a HPV self-sampling kit; 2) Mailed a second reminder offering a HPV self-sampling kit, to be ordered by e-mail, by text message, by phone, or by website; and 3) Mailed a second reminder for a conventional practitioner-collected sample (control group).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
9327
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women resident in the Central Denmark Region who have not participate in cervical cancer screening after an invitation and one reminder
Exclusion Criteria
  • Women younger than 30 years are not included due to the lower specificity of HPV DNA tests in younger women

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Women who participate by returning a HPV self-sampling kit or having a practitioner-collected sample in the intervention groups compared to the proportion of women who have a practitioner-collected sample in the control group at 90 days after mail out.90 days

Primary outcome will be the proportion of women who participate by returning a HPV self-sampling kit or having a practitioner-collected sample in the intervention groups compared to the proportion of women who have a practitioner-collected sample in the control group at 90 days after mail out.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Women with a positive HPV self-collected sample who attend follow-up testing at 30, 60 or 90 days after mail out.30,60 or 90 days

Secondary outcome will be the proportion of women with a positive HPV self-collected sample who attend follow-up testing at 30, 60 or 90 days after mail out of results

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mette Tranberg Nielsen

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Randers, Randers NØ, Denmark

Mette Tranberg Nielsen
🇩🇰Randers, Randers NØ, Denmark

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