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Community Based Study of Cervical Cancer Prevention through self testing and health education in India

Women Empowerment-Cancer Awareness Nexus (WE-CAN): An Implementation Research Study of Cervical Cancer Prevention through HPV Self-Sampling and Education in India - WE-CAN

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038873
Enrollment
8128
Registered
2021-12-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Art based health education material: The baseline data on the knowledge about HPV,cervical cancer and cervical cancer screening test among the women shall be captured. Art based health

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research ICMR
Lead Sponsor
Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A. Female Participants’ eligibility criteria include: 1) Under or Never screened (UNS) women (i.e. self-report of >4 years since last Pap test/VIA test, including no history of Pap test or VIA test in past). 2) Non Pregnant women. 2) Sexually active women aged 30-65 years. 3) No history of hysterectomy or past history of precancerous or cancerous lesions. 4) Willing to share contact information with the study team. B. Eligibility criteria for men Participants include: Male family members (husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, cousins, friends) identified and referred by UNS women participants shall be above age of 18 years. C. The service providers eligibility criteria for focus group discussion include: Shall be from the villages identified for implementation of the study and having a fair knowledge of cervical cancer screening.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women 2. Women with past history of cervical cancer 3. Women who have undergone hysterectomy 4. Individuals not willing to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Increase uptake of HPV self sampling by women.Timepoint: 5 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Participants will have increased HPV and cervical cancer literacy (knowledge) (2) participants will have decreased stigma (attitudes) towards HPV and cervical cancer screening; Timepoint: 5 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gauravi Mishra

Tata Memorial Hospital

gauravi2005@yahoo.co.in022241774634

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026