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Feasibility of HPV Self-Collection Kits for Cervical Cancer Screening

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Washington University School of Medicine
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorWashington University School of Medicine
Started2026-04-17
Est. completion2027-11-15
Eligibility
Age25 Years – 65 Years
SexFEMALE
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site

Summary

This study is testing and implementing an equity-focused, community-based intervention that improves women's access to cervical cancer screening and adherence to follow up after an abnormal result. The study's objective is to assess and compare the feasibility of different methods of distributing at-home HPV testing kits for cervical cancer screening among individuals who are under-screened.

Eligibility

Age: 25 Years – 65 YearsSex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Are age 25-65
* Has an intact cervix
* Self-reports that they have not been screened for cervical cancer within the last 3 years
* Has a smartphone
* Has access to the internet to engage with the Teal Health mobile app and complete a Zoom interview
* Can read, speak, write and understand English well enough to take a survey and complete an interview

Exclusion Criteria:

* Abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge
* A history of cancer of the reproductive system
* A compromised immune system
* Prior Diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure
* Currently pregnant or are within 6 weeks of giving birth
* Treatment for a cervical precancer (e.g., loop electrosurgical excision procedure or conization) in the last 25 years.

Conditions3

CancerCervical CancerHPV Infection

Locations1 site

Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110
Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM314-454-7903michelle.silver@wustl.edu

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