Could mailing HPV tests boost screening rates?

NCT ID NCT07273383

First seen Jan 06, 2026 · Last updated Jun 22, 2026 · Updated 24 times

Summary

This study looks at whether offering HPV self-sampling kits by mail, pharmacy, or clinic can make cervical cancer screening easier. One thousand women aged 25-65 in Quebec will try different ways to get and return the kit. The goal is to see which method works best and if women find it acceptable.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHUS

    Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H5N3, Canada

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

HPV self-sampling test

What this could lead to

If successful, this could make cervical cancer screening easier and more accessible, especially for those without a family doctor.

What could go wrong

This is a feasibility study, not a treatment trial. It may not prove that self-sampling is as accurate as clinician-collected samples, and results may not apply outside Quebec.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

human papilloma virus infection Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.