Self-Collection of the Pap Smear as Agency: A Novel Way to Improve Refractory Low Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Rural Alabama

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Conditions studied: Cervical Cancer

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04093388

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

250

Starts

2021-04-26

Expected to finish

2027-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-31

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female of at least 21 years of age and not over 65 presenting who need routine cervical cancer screening per national guidelines.

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• Cahaba Medical Care - West End — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
• Cahaba Medical Care - Ensley — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
• Cahaba Medical Care — Centreville, Alabama, United States (enrolling)

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