chemQbiosciences:Manual Liquid Based Cytology

December 3, 2013 updated by: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Purpose: To assess equivalence between low cost manual liquid based cytology (pap smear) and standard Thin prep cytology screening.

Participants: 100-120 healthy women presenting for standard pap smear screening

Procedures (methods): After routine care pap smear, another pap smear will be performed and placed in the study medium. Clinical care pap and study pap will be reviewed by a single pathologist to assess for equivalent findings.

Hypothesis: Manual liquid based cytology is equivalent to conventional liquid based cytology.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Purpose: To assess equivalence between low cost manual liquid based cytology (pap smear) and standard Thin prep cytology screening.

Participants: 100-120 healthy women presenting for standard pap smear screening

Procedures (methods): After routine care pap smear, another pap smear will be performed and placed in the study medium. The study pap medium will be processed using the manufacturers instructions and then clinical care pap and study pap will be reviewed by a single pathologist to assess for equivalent findings.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

76

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

  • United States
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
        • University of North Carolina Hospitals

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

76 healthy women presenting for standard pap smear screening

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female ages 18 years or older
  • English speaking
  • Presenting for pap smear examination

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Liquid based cytology
All participants will undergo both manual and conventional automated liquid based cytology (pap smear, cervical cytology).
Procedure: Pap smear

A pap smear/cervical cytology is performed using a spatula and brush to obtain cells from the ectocervical and endocervical region of the cervix. The specimen will be collected twice to put in the standard clinical pap medium and another to put in the study pap medium.

These slides will be processed so that they may be reviewed by a single board certified pathologist.

There are no other interventions or follow up. All participants will undergo the above described procedures. There is no placebo.

Other Names:
  • cervical cytology

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare cytologic outcomes using manual liquid based cytology to conventional
Time Frame: 4 months
A single board certified Pathologist will blindly review the study pap smear and clinical pap smear. There results will be compared for differences.
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lisa Rahangdale, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina

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

May 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 8, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

April 23, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 4, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 3, 2013

Last Verified

April 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13-1341

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