Could mailing HPV tests boost screening rates?
NCT ID NCT07273383
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether offering HPV self-sampling kits by mail, pharmacy, or clinic can make cervical cancer screening easier. One thousand women aged 25-65 in Quebec will try different ways to get and return the kit. The goal is to see which method works best and if women find it acceptable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HPV self-sampling test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make cervical cancer screening easier and more accessible, especially for those without a family doctor.
- What could go wrong
- This is a feasibility study, not a treatment trial. It may not prove that self-sampling is as accurate as clinician-collected samples, and results may not apply outside Quebec.
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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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
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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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: * Woman aged 25 to 65 years * Speak and understand French without assistance * Have a CHUS medical record number * Have internet access (for completing the forms) * Have a valid mailing address, email address, and phone number Exclusion Criteria: * Known positive HPV status * History of total hysterectomy * Inability to provide consent
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHUS
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H5N3, Canada
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