The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01968837

Acronym

KCCP

Enrollment

1072

Registered

2013-10-24

Start date

2014-05-31

Completion date

2015-09-30

Last updated

2016-04-13

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Conditions

Cervical Cancer, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Brief summary

Although highly curable, cervical cancer kills thousands of women in developing countries annually. The investigators will pilot a project to improve detection of cervical cancer in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania through a program that combines access to cervical screening expertise available in a large medical centre and remote use of a mobile phone camera application.

Interventions

OTHERCervical cancer screening

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

25 Years to 49 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Female * Over 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

* Previous removal of uterus

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Test accuracy of using digital smart phone cervicograms in place of traditional cervicography images produced through traditional SLR cameras	3 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measure accuracy and feasibility of non-physician healthcare workers ability to obtain adequate cervical images via smart phone camera photographs.	3 months

Other

Measure	Time frame
Measure accuracy, quality, and feasibility of SMS text messaging of cervical images obtained by smart phone in place of traditional transfer methods for digital cervical images.	3 months

Countries

Tanzania

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026