New program aims to cut cervical cancer risk in vulnerable women
NCT ID NCT07209917
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program called SAKHI HPV for women in India who have both HPV and HIV. The program provides support from community health workers, group sessions, and nutrition education to help women stay healthy and reduce their risk of cervical cancer. Researchers will compare this program to standard care in 348 women to see if it lowers persistent HPV infections.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (SAKHI HPV program with ASHA support, group sessions, and nutrition education)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could reduce persistent HPV infections and lower cervical cancer risk in women with HIV, offering a scalable prevention model.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug, so effects may be modest. The trial is relatively small (348 participants) and results may not apply to other regions.
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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 348 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
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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25 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. WLH, 25 - 50 years of age; based on HIV-based guidelines; 2. Receiving ART for \> 12 months to ensure medication stabilization, and ensure any impact on the cervical cancer outcomes will not be attributed solely to recent ART initiation, as validated by an ART card given to all ART patients; 3. Screened as HPV positive by RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) for oncogenic genes; and assessed to be VIA negative; 4. Have not participated in Phase I Formative Study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women due to hormonal and dietary guideline differences; 2. Women older than age 50 These women will be immediately referred to a gynecology specialist.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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General Hospital Jayanagar (GHJ)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBengaluru, Karnataka, India
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KC General Hospital
RECRUITINGBangalore, Karnataka, India
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Swathi Mahila Sangha
RECRUITINGBangalore, Karnataka, India
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Victoria Hospital
RECRUITINGBangalore, Karnataka, India
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