Mail-in HPV test could save lives of women skipping pap smears
NCT ID NCT04226313
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether giving women a simple self-sampling kit to use at home can increase the number of women who get screened for cervical cancer. The trial will enroll 15,000 women in Czech Republic, especially those who haven't had a Pap smear in over 3 years. Participants will collect their own sample using a brush (Evalyn Brush) and mail it in for HPV testing, aiming to make screening easier and more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Evalyn Brush (self-sampling device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a convenient, at-home method to screen for cervical cancer, potentially catching more cases early.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large observational study, not a treatment trial. The self-sampling method may not be as accurate as a doctor-collected sample, and participation rates may still be low.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
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
-
About 15,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Sep 2019
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
30 to 65 years
- Sex
-
Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
-
Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women with age 30-65 years; for arm A women \> 65 years are allowed * Women live in the Czech Republic. * Women who have not participate in cervical cancer screening program in the Czech Republic for at least 3 years (Arm B and C). * Women with completed informed consent. * Women capable of self-sampling of cervicovaginal swab. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women. * Women with no sexual intercourse experience. * Women after hysterectomy including cervix.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Cervical cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University Hospital Olomouc
RECRUITINGOlomouc, Czechia
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Dry swabs could simplify HPV screening
- Can pulsed radiation extend life in metastatic cervical cancer?
- Robotic surgery vs standard approaches: does the platform change cancer outcomes?
- How long do HPV vaccine antibodies last? a 11-Year Follow-Up aims to find out
- New antibody aims to preserve immune checkpoint while fighting cancer
- Smart speculum could bring cervical cancer screening to remote areas