ASPIRE Pilot: Comparing Self-collected HPV Testing With Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid Screening for Cervical Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-12-29
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Cervical cancer remains a public health burden, particularly in developing countries such as
sub-saharan Africa where the infrastructure for organized screening programs does not exist.
As a result, other screening modalities (visual inspection with acetic acid) are the standard
of care in such regions. It is now known, persistent infection with an oncogenic Human
papillomavirus (HPV) type is a necessary precursor of cervical cancer and evidence is showing
HPV testing is a potential, safe and effective alternative to cytology testing (The Pap
smear). This study is evaluating the feasibility and acceptance of HPV self-collection vs.
VIA in a cohort of women from Kisenyi, Uganda.