Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Patient Compliance to Self-collection for Detection of HPV-DNA
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Trial Identification
Brief Title: Patient Compliance to Self-collection for Detection of HPV-DNA
Official Title: Patient Compliance to Self-collection for Detection of HPV-DNA in Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Clinical Trial
Study ID: NCT02431520
Study Description
Brief Summary: A study to investigate the compliance of unassisted women to self-collection of specimens for Hybrid Capture (HC) for detection of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) DNA compared to Pap smear collection by medical personnel, as screening method to identify precursor lesions of cervical cancer.
Detailed Description: Women living in the community of the Morro dos Macacos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, were randomly allocated for self-collection of specimens for HC II for detection of HPV-DNA or to Pap smear collection by medical personnel, as screening method to identify precursor lesions of cervical cancer. The compliance was measured by the delivery of the specimen obtained by self-collection or to attend to a visit at the community health center to be submitted to Pap smear collection, within a week.
Eligibility
Minimum Age: 25 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT
Sex: FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers: No
Locations
Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira (IFF/Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, , Brazil
Contact Details
Name: Fabio B Russomano, MD, PhD
Affiliation: IFF/Fiocruz
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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