Carrying Out of Focus Group to Improve Cervical Screening Proposal by Vaginal Self-sampling (APACHE-4/FG). (APACHE-4/FG)

July 17, 2019 updated by: University Hospital, Tours
Despite the existence of an effective screening test (pap smear), cervical cancer is, every year in France, the cause of more than 3,000 new cases and 1,100 deaths. But, in France, 4 in 10 women are not screened or not often enough (nearly 7 millions women). It is therefore necessary to develop new strategies to reach these women. The etiological factor of this cancer is persistent infection with oncogenic High-Risk Human PapillomaVirus (HR-HPV). Thereby, HPV-based tests could be alternative screening tests. Vaginal self-sampling with HR-HPV test is simpler and less intrusive than the pap smear. It has been shown that vaginal self-sampling with HPV test is a powerful means to increase the participation rate in cervical cancer screening. The investigators hypothesize that it is possible to optimize participation rate by improving the communication media associated to the vaginal self-sampling kit. This is why the accompanying letter and the leaflet explaining how to perform the vaginal self-sampling will be submit to women opinion by using the Focus Group method. The objective is to identify improvement ideas of these two communication media.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Indre-et-Loire
      • Tours, Indre-et-Loire, France, 37000
        • UH Tours

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

26 years to 61 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Twenty women living near the city of Tours not screened by pap smear (ideally since at least 3 years). Women who could be interested by the vaginal self-sampling screening alternative.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • women from 30 to 65 years old
  • women living in french territorial division 37 ("Indre-et-Loire")
  • no pap smear made in the three last years (ideally)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Follow-up in progress for positive screening

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Other
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Focus Group 1 & 2
Each Focus Group of 10 women will be led by a psychologist according to a semi-directive interview pattern. This interview guideline specifies in details the ideal proceedings of Focus Group, as well as the various predetermined topics to be addressed in the form of questions and / or relaunches. The interview guideline is divided into 2 parts: the accompanying letter and the leaflet explaining how to perform the vaginal self-sampling.
Focus Group of 2 hours. Women will be asked to give their opinion about the communication media of the vaginal self-sampling kit.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Focus group methodology (structured questionnaire) will use to identify group norms or a range of views and to capitalise on the interaction within the group to identify levers and brakes and improve communication media (10 women for each focus group)
Time Frame: A systematic text analysis of the transcripts will be performed after data saturation was reached (projection: 2 focus group of 2 hours in two weeks)
The transcripts of the discussions will be reviewed by the psychologist to identify the emerging themes (anxiety, motivating information, ...) to identify levers and brakes and improve communication media.
A systematic text analysis of the transcripts will be performed after data saturation was reached (projection: 2 focus group of 2 hours in two weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Julie Boyard, Centre de coordination des dépistages des cancers, CHRU de Tours

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 24, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 8, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

February 8, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 17, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 18, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 17, 2019

Last Verified

July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • INCA17-JB/APACHE-4/FG

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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