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

Description

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.

Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

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

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

Condition
Cervical Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Birmingham

Cahaba Medical Care - West End, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35211

Birmingham

Cahaba Medical Care - Ensley, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35218

Centreville

Cahaba Medical Care, Centreville, Alabama, United States, 35042

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

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

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Alabama at Birmingham,

John B Waits, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, PI

Study Record Dates

2025-08-30