HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer (LBQ) Women

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Cancer Screening

Treatments: Behavioral: HPV self-sampling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03012932

20161052

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed study will examine the implementation of a Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) self-sampling intervention for under screened LBQ women living in South Florida. The study will enroll participants to receive the self-sampling intervention in community venues. The purpose of this study is to pilot the self-sampler for feasibility and acceptability within this underserved population.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, or queer woman
• Assigned female sex at birth
• English speaking
• ages 25-65 years
• report not having had a pap smear in the last three years (per USPSTF guidelines)
• if age 30 or over, report not having a pap smear/HPV co-test within the past 5 years (per USPSTF guidelines)

Exclusion criteria

• report having had a hysterectomy
• report having history of cervical cancer
• unable to consent
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

HPV Self-sampling

Other group

Description:

All participants will receive HPV self-sampling intervention. HPV self-sampling is a cervical cancer screening that can be done in private, using a device that is similar to a tampon. This intervention tests for high-risk HPV, the primary cause of cervical cancer. Each participant will complete the intervention one time only.

Treatment:

Behavioral: HPV self-sampling