Emergency Department-based Cervical Cancer Screening Through Self-sampling

April 27, 2026 updated by: Beau Abar, University of Rochester

Advancing Cervical Cancer Screening Through Emergency Department-based Self-Sampling

This project will compare the uptake of cervical cancer screening through ED HPV sampling among patients presenting to the ED.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a single-arm pilot trial with a prospectively enrolled sample. The participants who complete the screening survey and are determined to be adherent (n ~ 600) will be notified that they appear to be adherent with current screening guidelines, and their participation ends at this point. These participants will be considered screen failures for study purposes. Women and transgender/non-binary individuals with a cervix, aged 30-65, will be recruited from a high-volume urban ED. Follow-up will occur at 150 days to determine CC screening activity, perceived and concrete barriers to care, and participant experiences with the intervention. Electronic Health Record (EHR) review will be conducted to corroborate participants' reports of screening activities and assess completion of clinic-based testing and clinical endpoints.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Locations

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Cisgender women and transgender/non-binary individuals with a cervix,
  • Age 30 - 65 years, and demonstrating decisional capacity to consent to participate with no known exclusion criteria present.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Past hysterectomy with cervical removal
  • Known infection with HIV (as screening recommendations for people with HIV differ from the general population)
  • Inability to consent (e.g., lacking decisional capacity, intoxicated, or in distress)
  • Current pregnancy or in the three months after giving birth
  • Use of vaginal ovules, creams or washes, vaginal contraceptives or condoms within past 3 days
  • Sexual intercourse or transvaginal ultrasound scans or gynecological examinations within past 2 days

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
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Arm
Participants will be provided the opportunity to self- sample for HPV during their ED visit. Participants will be (1) briefly instructed by study staff on how to self-sample using a defined instructional script written at an elementary reading level, (2) provided with a packaged swab, and (3) invited to self- sample privately in their ED room or in one of the private ED restrooms. Once self sampling has been completed, the study staff will then transfer the swab to a vial of transport media and forward the specimens to the laboratory for analysis. Participants recruited to the intervention arm that subsequently decline to or are unable to self-sample in the ED will remain in the study and will receive referral for clinic-based screening.
Diagnostic test: Cervical Cancer Screening
Subjects will perform self sampling for cervical cancer.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Uptake of cervical cancer screening from self-sampling in the ED
Time Frame: In about 150 days of enrollment
Number of subjects referred for additional screening who follow through with next steps in the screening process.
In about 150 days of enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Rochester

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)

February 13, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 7, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 7, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

January 16, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 4, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 27, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 00011046

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

No decision has been made to share individual participant data however there is no current plan to share on an individual basis.

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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