None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESEARCH, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Cervical smears collected from women undergoing standard gynaecological screenings. 2. Adequately fixed cervical smears.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inadequately fixed or poor-quality cervical smears. 2. Cervical smears with scanty cellularity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determine whether REAP staining provides comparable cytological detail and diagnostic clarity to the conventional Pap stain. Evaluate the turnaround time, cost per slide, and technical feasibility of implementing REAP in resource-constrained settings. Offer a practical staining protocol that could be adopted in high-volume or rural screening programs, where cost and time are limiting factors.Timepoint: T0 Immediately after staining (same day): Slide quality assessment (nuclear detail, cytoplasmic transparency, staining crispness, background clarity). T1 At the time of cytological reporting (within 24 48 hours): Diagnostic categorization using the The Bethesda System. T2 After independent blinded review (within 1 week): Interobserver agreement analysis (kappa statistics). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| nilTimepoint: nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Shruti Deshpande
Datta Meghe Medical College
Outcome results
None listed