Can combining HPV tests with family planning save more women from cervical cancer?
NCT ID NCT05359016
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This large study in Mozambique is testing whether offering HPV self-testing alongside voluntary family planning services increases the number of women who get screened for cervical cancer. Over 9,000 women aged 30–49 or living with HIV are taking part. The goal is to see if integrating these services works better than offering them separately.
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 combining HPV self-testing with family planning services boosts screening rates and helps prevent cervical cancer in low-resource settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It measures uptake and feasibility, not direct health outcomes. Results may not apply to other regions or populations.
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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 9,014 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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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30 to 49 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: * Women 30 - 49 years or all women living with HIV * Not currently pregnant * Patients with a cervix (women who have undergone a total hysterectomy with removal of the cervix are not eligible) * Living in Maputo or Gaza * Willing and able to provide informed consent for services. Exclusion Criteria: * Not meeting the inclusion criteria * Physical or mental impairment that inhibits participation in the study * Pregnant women
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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