DIY cervical cancer test boosts screening rates, study finds
NCT ID NCT02749110
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether giving women a self-collection kit for HPV testing at their family doctor's office would encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer. The study involved 308 women aged 30-65 who were overdue for screening. Some women were offered the usual Pap test, while others were offered a self-sampling device. The goal was to see if the self-test option increased participation in the full screening process.
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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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308 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2016
- Finished
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Feb 2021
- 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 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: * To be a woman * Aged from 30 to 65 years (30 and 65 years included) * Without reimbursement of a pap-test by the health insurance for more than 3 years, despite a reminder mailed by the health insurance on the previous year (list set up by the health insurance). * Able to understand and sign voluntarily the consent to participate * Warranted by the health insurance * Able to understand and answer the questions of the study questionnaire alone or with the help of a self-chosen third party. Exclusion Criteria: * No vaginal intercourse ever * Pap-test quoted on another budget (hospital, mother and child protection…) conducted less than 3 years ago * Known cervical lesion or known HPV status * History of hysterectomy * History of conisation * History of laser treatment of the cervix * History of cervical cancer * Other medical reason to delay cervical cancer screening * Abroad for more than one year * Moving to another region (done or expected) * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Screening not relevant from the practitioner's perspective (Emergency situation, comorbidity…)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Doctor's office 115
Herzeele, France
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