Feasibility of HPV Self-Collection Kits for Cervical Cancer Screening
Washington University School of Medicine · with Teal Health, Inc. · NCT07453459
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Key facts
- Compensation
- Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
- Who can join
- Ages 25+ · Women only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Study type
- Interventional · Not applicable
- Target enrollment
- 100
- US sites recruiting
- 1
- Study start
- April 17, 2026
- Record last updated
- July 27, 2026
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What the study is about
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.
Being studied: Qualitative Interview; Virtual Visit Standard Instructions; Virtual Visit Standard Instructions + In-Person Registration Navigation
Conditions: Cervical Cancer; HPV Infection
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
- Are age 25 or older
- Has an intact cervix
- Self-reports that they have not been screened for cervical cancer within the last 3 years for 25-64, 5 years for 65 or older
- Has a cellphone that can receive texts (including verification codes) and an email account
- 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.
Recruiting US locations
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, MO 63110
Site contact: Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM · 314-454-7903 · michelle.silver@wustl.edu
Study contacts (from the official record)
- Michelle Silver, PhD, ScM · 314-454-7903 · michelle.silver@wustl.edu
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