Doctor's nudge could save lives: study tests GP role in cervical cancer screening
NCT ID NCT06527456
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a general practitioner's encouragement can increase the number of women who get screened for cervical cancer. Over 11,000 women aged 25-65 in France who are behind on screening will be involved. The goal is to see if a simple conversation with their family doctor can boost participation in the national screening program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- general practitioner encouragement
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple nudge from a family doctor significantly boosts cervical cancer screening rates, potentially preventing more cancers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large but early-stage behavioral study; results may vary by region or population, and the intervention might not work as well outside the study area.
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Study facts
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- 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 11,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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25 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Woman aged 25 to 65 living in Ile-De-France * Eligible for DOCCU (not hysterectomized, not followed for a pre-cancerous or cancerous lesion of the cervix) * Having declared the investigating general practitioner as a treating physician (MT) and whose MT practices in the territory of a CPTS in the UPEC area * Affiliate to a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme Exclusion Criteria: * Patient already included in a study on DOCCU * Patient excluded from organized screening (cervical cancer, hysterectomy). * Patient's opposition to participating in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Médecins généralistes dans le bassin de l'UPEC
RECRUITINGCréteil, France
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