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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

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

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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