Self-sampling for cervical cancer screening tested in 7,100-person study
NCT ID NCT06843720
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to improve access to cervical cancer screening by using self-collection for HPV testing in safety net health systems. Researchers will interview patients, providers, and stakeholders to understand attitudes and develop training materials. The trial enrolls 7,100 participants and focuses on implementation rather than a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that self-collection for HPV testing is a practical way to increase cervical cancer screening in underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational/behavioral study, not a treatment trial. It focuses on implementation and attitudes, not on curing disease, so direct health benefits are uncertain.
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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 7,100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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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18 to 65 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.
Inclusion Criteria: Populations involved in the research are: 1. stakeholder advisory board members; 2. patients eligible for cervical cancer screening participating in the cluster randomized stepped-wedge trial; 3. patients and community members participating in formative research activities; 4. providers, clinic staff, and other health system stakeholders from partnering health systems; 5. Project ECHO Participants (providers, clinic staff, and other health system stakeholders from partner and non-partner institutions); 6. Other Clinical Networks (providers, clinic staff and other health system stakeholders from partner and non-partner institutions) The eligibility criteria for each are: Patients eligible for cervical cancer screening: * Currently a resident in the state of Texas * Attend for care at a partner clinic enrolled in the study * Women and persons with a cervix * Age 25-65 * Due or past due for cervical cancer screening Patients and community members participating in formative research activities: • Purposively identified as a stakeholder for formative research by research staff Providers, clinic staff, and other health system stakeholders from partnering health systems: * Employed at least part-time by a partnering health system * Age 18+ Project ECHO Participants: * Participate in at least one Project ECHO session * Age 18+ Other Clinical Networks: * Participate in at least one clinical network session * Age 18+ Exclusion Criteria: Patients eligible for cervical cancer screening: * Report being currently pregnant * History of total hysterectomy * History of cervical cancer Other study populations: • Unable to communicate in English or Spanish Vulnerable Populations Participants/samples belonging to vulnerable populations (children, pregnant women, cognitively impaired adults, or prisoners) will be prohibited from participation.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States