mHealth-supported Telecolposcopy for Cervical Cancer Programs in Low-resource Settings: Evaluation (mIVAA)

September 20, 2022 updated by: Duke University
The central hypothesis is that use of mIVAA (mobile Inspección Visual con Ácido Acético - Spanish for Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA)) will increase the proportion of VIA positive women who complete follow-up clinical evaluation compared to VIA positive women in situations in which mIVAA was not used, thus potentially improving cervical cancer treatment and survival rates. The study will collect qualitative and quantitative data to examine the feasibility and preliminary impact of mIVAA on reducing attrition for follow-up clinical evaluations.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The study will be conducted in Lima, Peru in the context of mobile units operated by La Liga for promoting cancer screening. mIVAA comprises two components: a digital imaging device and a telemedicine platform.

  1. The digital imaging device is either a mobile phone camera or the pocket colposcope plugged into a mobile phone.
  2. The telemedicine platform is mobile phone-based, with an interface for midwives in the mobile units to enter patient information and acquire and upload cervical images, and an interface for the colposcopists based remotely to review the cervical images and patient information and return feedback.

The specific aim is to pilot test mIVAA in a community-based setting in Peru.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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112

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Peru
      • Lima, Peru
        • La Liga Contra el Cancer-Peru

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 or older
  • Patients coming to the mobile unit for cervical cancer screening
  • Willing to allow use of mIVAA during screening with VIA.
  • Agree to be audio recorded

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Currently pregnant
  • History of hysterectomy
  • Does not understand the study purpose and details
  • Is not willing to sign an informed consent

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

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: mIVAA
Screened for cervical cancer with mIVAA in mobile units
Device: Pocket colposcope/Mobile phone camera
The Pocket colposcope or mobile phone camera will be used to capture magnified digital images of the cervix
Other: mIVAA
A mobile-phone-based telemedicine platform that enables remote consultation with an expert colposcopist

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of Women Referred to a Follow up Screening Appointment With a Colposcopist Who Did Not Attend the Appointment
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Women Approached Who Consented to Participate in Study
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Percentage of Women Approached Who Refused to Participate in Study
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Number of Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid (VIA) Screened Women Who Are VIA+
Time Frame: up to 142 days
Women who screened positive (i.e., suspicious) for cervical cancer/pre-cancer.
up to 142 days
Average Number of Days From Screening to When a Follow up Appointment is Scheduled
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Median Number of Days From Screening to When a Follow up Appointment is Scheduled
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Percentage of Women Who Were Screened Using mIVAA
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Average Number of Hours From Screening to When Expert Enters Feedback Using mIVAA
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Percentage of mIVAA Screened Women With Expert Feedback Within 0-7 Days of mIVAA Screening Date
Time Frame: up to 7 days
up to 7 days
Number of Women Screened Positive (i.e., Suspicious) for Cervical Cancer/Pre-cancer by Midwife
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Number of Women Screened Positive (i.e., Suspicious) for Cervical Cancer/Pre-cancer by Expert Colposcopist
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Average Number of Attempts Per Woman Before a Readable Image is Obtained by Midwife
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Percentage of mIVAA Screened Women With at Least 1 Image Rated as Readable by Expert
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days
Number of Instances of Network Failure
Time Frame: up to 142 days
up to 142 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Duke University

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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January 8, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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June 30, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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June 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 4, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 4, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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June 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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October 17, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 20, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2022

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • Pro00100618
  • R21TW011223-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

Yes

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