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Cancer Screening

At-Home HPV Self-Sampling for Cervical Cancer Screening

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Christina Scartozzi, DO

Research Sponsored by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Able to speak, read, and communicate well in English or Spanish

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 month after patient is given self-sampled hpv test

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if offering an at-home HPV test will make more women get screened for cervical cancer than the standard clinician-sampled test. #cervicalcancer #HPV

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals who are overdue for cervical cancer screening, can communicate in English or Spanish, and are not at high risk for cervical cancer. It's not suitable for those who are pregnant, incarcerated, already have high-grade precancerous lesions, cannot communicate in the required languages, or have a compromised immune system.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests if offering self-sampling HPV tests increases participation in cervical cancer screenings compared to the standard clinician-sampled test. It measures how acceptable the self-test is to patients and whether they complete it.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-invasive sampling with a brush rather than medication or invasive procedures, significant side effects aren't expected. Minor discomfort during self-sampling may occur.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I can speak, read, and communicate well in English or Spanish.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 month after patient is given self-sampled hpv test

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 month after patient is given self-sampled hpv test

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 month after patient is given self-sampled hpv test for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Number of patients who complete the self-sampled HPV test

Number of patients who request the clinician-sampled test

Number of patients who request the self-sampled HPV test

Secondary outcome measures

Change in the number of patients considered up-to-date with cervical cancer screening of any type at the Penn State Health St. Joseph's residency clinic

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Requested self-sampled HPV testExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This group will receive the self-sampled HPV test. Included with the test are the test instructions, a lab requisition form, and a pre-paid mailer so that it can be sent back to the lab for testing. Results of the test will be shared with the participant.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Evalyn Self-Sampling Brush

2021

N/A

~970

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Milton S. Hershey Medical CenterLead Sponsor

495 Previous Clinical Trials

2,798,824 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Cervical Cancer Screening

1,012 Patients Enrolled for Cervical Cancer Screening

Christina Scartozzi, DOPrincipal InvestigatorPenn State College of Medicine

1 Previous Clinical Trials

964 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Cervical Cancer Screening

964 Patients Enrolled for Cervical Cancer Screening

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Could those aged eighty or above be considered for participation in the experiment?

"This trial is open to those aged between 30 and 65 years old. Otherwise, there are 13 different trials for minors and 294 studies available to the elderly population."

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Does this research opportunity offer me the chance to participate?

"Patients that pass the cervical cancer screening and are within the age range of 30 to 65 may be eligible for this trial. In total, 50 individuals will need to enrol in order to reach study goals."

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How many individuals are currently participating in this research?

"Indeed, clinicaltrials.gov portrays that this medical experiment is presently recruiting participants. The trial was initially posted on September 18th 2023 and recently updated on October 10th 2023. 50 patients are expected to be recruited from a single research centre."

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Are participants still being recruited for this research experiment?

"Absolutely. The data hosted on clinicaltrials.gov makes it clear that enrollment for this medical trial has opened, with the study first being posted on September 18th 2023 and last updated on October 20th 2023. 50 patients are required to be enrolled at a single site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

St. Joseph's HPV Self-sampling: Offering a Self-sampling Option in Clinic

Christina Scartozzi 2023. "St. Joseph's HPV Self-sampling: Offering a Self-sampling Option in Clinic". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05092022.

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