Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:23 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 4:23 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02431520
Brief Summary:
A study to investigate the compliance of unassisted women to self-collection of specimens for Hybrid Capture (HC) for detection of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) DNA compared to Pap smear collection by medical personnel, as screening method to identify precursor lesions of cervical cancer.
Detailed Description:
Women living in the community of the Morro dos Macacos, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, were randomly allocated for self-collection of specimens for HC II for detection of HPV-DNA or to Pap smear collection by medical personnel, as screening method to identify precursor lesions of cervical cancer.
The compliance was measured by the delivery of the specimen obtained by self-collection or to attend to a visit at the community health center to be submitted to Pap smear collection, within a week.
Study:
NCT02431520
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02431520