New HPV test could save lives of women with HIV
NCT ID NCT07576842
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at better ways to screen for HPV and prevent cervical cancer in women living with HIV. Researchers will test a new method that identifies specific HPV types and viral load. The goal is to see if this approach is practical for a larger future study. About 750 women will participate.
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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 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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25 years and older
- 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: * HIV-1 infection, as documented by: 1. any FDA-approved, licensed HIV rapid test performed in conjunction with screening (oral immunoblot, ELISA test kit, and confirmed by Western blot or other approved test), OR 2. a physician's written record that documents HIV infection with supporting information on the participant's relevant medical history and/or current management of HIV infection, OR 3. documentation of a prescription of an approved antiretroviral regimen by either possession of pill bottles or packages with prescriber's name or ARVs dispensed from an HIV clinical treatment program with participant identifiers affixed to the bottles or packages. * Aged 25 or older. * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document by the participant or by the legal representative(s) of the participant. * Have an intact cervix. Exclusion Criteria: * Current symptoms or concern for cervical cancer. * History of cervical, vulvar, vaginal, perianal, anal cancer or oral cancer or current symptoms of cervical, vulvar, vaginal, perianal, anal cancer or oral cancer. * Have undergone cervical hHSIL treatment in the past year. * Have a history of hysterectomy with removal of the cervix. * Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active infection (including opportunistic infections of AIDS and/or genitourinary infections), symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements. * Any other medical condition or social situation that would put the participant, the study staff, or the study outcomes at risk, as determined by the site investigators.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Botswana Harvard Health Partnership
Gaborone, South-East District, Botswana
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