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Prevention and Screening Innovation Project Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer

PRESCRIP-TEC: Prevention and Screening Innovation Project Towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer - PRESCRIP-TEC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/03/041146
Enrollment
7500
Registered
2022-03-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-04-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Awareness campaigns HPV Self swab screening Visual inspection after acetic acid (manual and artificial intelligence): Implementation research using a variety of quantitative and qualit
HRHPV positive women will undergoo VIA AND VIA-AI. the eligible positive lesions will be treated with thermocoagulation. Those with noneligible VIA lesions/ obvious cancer will be referred to the hig

Sponsors

Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal
Lead Sponsor
Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute Kolkotta
Collaborator
Sikkim Manipal University Sikkim
Collaborator
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College and Hospital of Ayurveda Udupi
Collaborator
St Johns National Academy of Health Sciences SJNAHS Bengaluru
Collaborator
Tata Medical Center Kolkota
Collaborator
Tata Memorial Hospital TMH Mumbai
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Screening: Women who are eligible for cervical cancer screening between the age 30-55 years Interviews and Surveys: Both men and women 30-63 years; community leaders and opinion leaders and religious leaders are invited Health workers and managers of healthcare facilities or institutions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Women who are symptomatic with intermenstrual/ postcoital bleed. Virgin, pregnant women and women who have had a hysterectomy done will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Uptake of screening Timepoint: 22 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reach: uptake and coverage and contributing factors 1. % of eligible women aware of cervical cancer and screening 2. % of eligible women screened 3. Scores on trust and cancer awareness 4. Effectiveness: adherence to follow-up and referrals 5. % of hrHPV women coming for VIA or Pap smear 6. % of women receiving early treatment 7. % of women referred for advanced care 8. Adoption: implementation fidelity and stakeholders involvement 9. % of health professionals implementing standard procedures including AI-DSS 10. Involvement of authorities in implementation of screening programme 11. Implementation: implementation fidelity 12. Scores in the SARA-cervical cancer surveys 13. Maintenance: commitment of governments, NGOs and funding agencies to continue the improved protocol. 14. Adoption of improved national screening guidelines 15. Adoption of AI-DSSTimepoint: 22 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactArathi P Rao

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education,Manipal

shyamala.g@manipal.edu

Outcome results

None listed

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