Research in Ethno-Medicine and Education (REMED)

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: HPV; Human Papilloma Virus; Human Papillomavirus Infection; Cervical Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Cervical Cancer Prevention Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05907187

NCI-2023-00177 (Registry Identifier)

20170445

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to gain information about intravaginal practices, like intravaginal "twalet deba", among Haitian women living in South Florida. Intravaginal "twalet deba" may include douching, cleaning inside the vagina with different kinds of products, or using steam/vapor that enter the vagina. The investigators want to help learn the best way to increase early detection and/or prevention for cervical cancer. The investigators would like to know what plants, herbs, commercial products and medicines are used in these practices, how these products are prepared, applied, why these products are used, and how these products affect the vagina and cervix.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Self-identifies as Haitian or Haitian-American
• Resident of Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach County
• Currently engages in regular intravaginal cleansing practices that involve more than just water alone
• No history of hysterectomy
• Speaks Creole or English

Exclusion criteria

• Are adults unwilling or unable to provide consent
• Individuals less than 18 years of age
• Pregnant women
• Prisoners

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 1 patient group

Twalet Deba Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive cervical cancer prevention education, and provide self-administered vaginal or cervical specimens and provide specimens of plants, plant-products or herbs most commonly used in the intravaginal cleansing practice of twalet deba. Total expected participation is about 30 days.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cervical Cancer Prevention Education