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Comparing Effectiveness of Physician-assisted Versus Self-assisted Pap Smear Collection

A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Rover Cervex-Brush Device vs. the Personal Pap Smear Device™ for Collection of Cervical Cells for Detecting Cervical Dysplasia or Neoplasia

Who can join

Ages 21 to 65 · Women · Healthy volunteers welcome

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult women, aged 21-65 years old.
* Do not have any medical or psychiatric condition affecting the ability to give voluntary informed consent.
* Be able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants currently on menses
* Inability to provide Informed Consent
* Previous total hysterectomy
* History of radiation treatment for cervical cancer
* Pregnancy
* Medical condition that interferes with conduct of study, in investigator's opinion
* Evidence of active cervical infection requiring treatment
* Known bleeding diathesis

About the study

This purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness of the Personal Pap Smear Device™ to collect adequate cervical cell samples for cytology examination when compared with the Rover Cervex-Brush (Cervix-Examination Brush).

What is being tested

• Pap smear collection using the Personal Pap Smear (PPS) Device (device)
• Active Comparator: Pap smear collection using the Rovers Cervex-Brush (device)

Sponsor: Morehouse School of Medicine · Participants: 200 · Started: Jul 25, 2024

Contact the study team

• Regina K Leonis, MD · Phone: 4047565713
• LaShawn Mays, MSM · Phone: 4047521971

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06229275

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.