The effect of cervical cleaning with a big cotton swab on pap smear samples quality

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201112318560N1

Enrollment

500

Registered

2012-04-08

Start date

2007-09-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

cervical carcinoma. Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri

Interventions

Intervention 1: cleaning of cervical discharge by a big cotton swab before taking sample for pap smear. Intervention 2: no intervention.

Early detection

cleaning of cervical discharge by a big cotton swab before taking sample for pap smear

no intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: all women with history of coitus; women who had not pap smear from one year ago. Exclusion criteria: acute vaginitis or cervicitis; vaginal bleeding; a history of total hysterectomy; menopause women; pregnant women.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quantity (presence of 8000-12000 squamous cells). Timepoint: sampling is done at the same time when cervix is cleaned. Method of measurement: Bethesda criteria.;Quality (presence or absence of endocervical cells). Timepoint: sampling is done at the same time when cervix is cleaned. Method of measurement: Bethesda criteria.;Amount of inflammatory exudates in the smears (high: coverage of >75% of smear, moderate: coverage of 50-75% of smear, low: coverage of <50% of smear with inflammatory exudate). Timepoint: sampling is done at the same time when cervix is cleaned. Method of measurement: Bethesda criteria.	—

Measure

Time frame

Quantity (presence of 8000-12000 squamous cells). Timepoint: sampling is done at the same time when cervix is cleaned. Method of measurement: Bethesda criteria.;Quality (presence or absence of endocervical cells). Timepoint: sampling is done at the same time when cervix is cleaned. Method of measurement: Bethesda criteria.;Amount of inflammatory exudates in the smears (high: coverage of >75% of smear, moderate: coverage of 50-75% of smear, low: coverage of <50% of smear with inflammatory exudate). Timepoint: sampling is done at the same time when cervix is cleaned. Method of measurement: Bethesda criteria.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Gita Hatamizadeh

Dr. Gita Hatamizadeh

ghatamizadeh@iautmu.ac.ir , gita-hatamizadeh@yahoo.com+98 21 3379 8113

Outcome results

None listed

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