ERs may soon offer At-Home HPV tests to reach women who skip screenings
NCT ID NCT07657104
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will see if offering HPV self-sampling kits in emergency departments can help women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening. About 100 women in New Jersey will be given a kit and education during their ER visit. Those who test positive for HPV will be guided to follow-up care at a local clinic.
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-collection kit
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could make cervical cancer screening more accessible for women who rarely get tested, potentially catching precancerous changes earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study (100 participants) in one state, so results may not apply broadly. It tests the process, not whether screening actually reduces cancer rates.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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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: * biological women, * no prior hysterectomy or cervical cancer, * not pregnant, * last Pap \>3 years, last co-test \>5 years, or last HPV alone test \>5 years, * speak English or Spanish, * has a working cellphone, * NJ residency * ED patient Exclusion Criteria: * currently pregnant (as diagnostic procedures for cervical cancer are often deferred during pregnancy); * previous hysterectomy; * previous diagnosis of cervical cancer; * current menses
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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University Hospital
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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