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Self-Collection of the Pap Smear as Agency: A Novel Way to Improve Refractory Low Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Rural Alabama
Recruiting
Who can join
Ages 21 to 65 · Women
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Female of at least 21 years of age and not over 65 presenting who need routine cervical cancer screening per national guidelines. Exclusion Criteria: * prior history of cervical cancer or a positive Pap smear, have had a total hysterectomy (removal of uterus and cervix), or currently enrolled in any other cancer prevention study.
About the study
The purpose of the study is to find out if a self-administered (by the patient) Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is as accurate as a traditional Pap smear administered by a healthcare provider.
What is being tested
- Self-PAP (diagnostic test)
- Traditional Pap smear (diagnostic test)
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Participants: 250 · Started: Apr 26, 2021
Contact the study team
- John B Waits, MD · Phone: 2052772379
- Lacy Smith, PhD · Phone: 2053378726
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04093388
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | Cahaba Medical Care - Ensley, Birmingham Cahaba Medical Care - West End, Birmingham Cahaba Medical Care, Centreville |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.