Psycho-emotional Impact of Preoperative Counselling in Cervico-carcinoma Screening Programs

University of Turin

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: HPV Infection; Physiological Stress; Papilloma Viral Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06500767

University of Torino

Details and patient eligibility

About

The communication of an altered Pap smear or positive HPV test has a strong impact on patients on a psychological level. HPV positive women are more likely to have higher level of stress, anxiety, depression and impaired sexual life.

The examiner want to establish this impact through different surveys (DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales); PCL-5 (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist); DTS (Dyadic Trust Scale), CDDQ (Cervical Dysplasia Distress Questionnaire) and MPI (Match Patient Inventory) from the moment the patient receives the news until after completing treatment for her intraepithelial neoplasia.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients accessing our Colposcopy service from Prevenzione Serena program with an altered pap smear or a two-times positive HPV test
• patients with biopsy result of HSIL
• ability to fill in surveys via e-mail

Exclusion criteria

• previous access in our Colposcopy service
• patients not enrolled in Prevenzione Serena
• pregnant patients
• inability to fill in surveys via email
• partial or total language barrier
• denied consent to participate

Trial design

300 participants in 2 patient groups

counselling A

Description:

receiving counselling prior to surgery in person

counselling B

Description:

receiving counselling prior to surgery via telephone and with a video