Kenya's Mother-Daughter program aims to slash cervical cancer deaths
NCT ID NCT06411938
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study enrolls 2,300 Kenyan women and girls to improve cervical cancer prevention. Women provide self-collected swabs for HPV testing and undergo standard visual screening. The goal is to see if self-testing is as good as or better than current methods, and to understand what helps or hinders participation. Researchers also study anogenital warts as a possible HPV reservoir.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- High Risk HPV DNA Testing (self-collected swab) and Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more effective, community-based cervical cancer screening programs in Kenya, especially for HIV-infected women.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to other regions, and screening accuracy depends on many factors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 to 55 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Kenyan Adult Women Inclusion Criteria: * ages 30 through 55 years * able/willing to sign informed consent * able to travel to Webuye clinic for VIA Exclusion Criteria: * unwilling to sign informed consent * not willing or able to travel to Webuye clinic for VIA Kenyan Girls Inclusion Criteria: * ages 9 through 14 years * willing to sign informed assent for vaccination * able to return for the second HPV vaccine dose Exclusion Criteria: * girls who are not willing or unable to return for the second HPV vaccine dose * severe allergic reaction to yeast or a previous dose of the HPV vaccine
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moi University
Eldoret, Kenya
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