HPV Self-test to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening in Asian Women

Temple University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: General Health Education; Behavioral: Dynamic group interaction; Behavioral: Education on cervical cancer prevetnion; Behavioral: Patient Navigation; Behavioral: Physician engagement

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04612660

HPV Self-sampling

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was to pilot test the feability of using HPV self-sampling testing to increase cervical cancer screening among under-served Asian women through engaging community-based organizations in the greater Philadelphia and New York City area, addressing a significant global cancer burden, the preventable infection-related cervical cancer.

Enrollment: 156 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. gender: female
2. age: 30-55
3. no current diagnosis of cervical cancer, and
4. have not participated in cervical cancer screening within the past 3 years.

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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156 participants in 2 patient groups

Specific Education and Dynamic Group

Experimental group

Description:

1. Motivational group education specifically focused on cervical cancer prevention; 2. Dynamic group interaction and role play discussion sessions on the benefits of Self-Sample collection HPV testing and procedures; 3. Engaging community bilingual physicians in cervical cancer screening and referral; 4. Patient navigation assistance.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Patient Navigation

Behavioral: Dynamic group interaction

Behavioral: Education on cervical cancer prevetnion

Behavioral: Physician engagement

General Health Education

Active Comparator group

Description:

Comparison group participants received general health education focusing on healthy lifestyle, and prevention of disease through routine health examinations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: General Health Education