Cervico-vaginal HPV infection Human papillomavirus infection of the cervix
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Female sex • Received a renal transplantation at the RUNMC in the period 1968 - 2008 • Age >= 18 years at start of the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients not willing to sign and/or return the informed consent form • Patient is pregnant, or within a period of 3 months after delivery • Patient is within a period of 3 months after miscarriage
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameters are the prevalence of HPV infections and the distribution of different HPV genotypes in our immunocompromised cohort. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints are the prevalence of abnormal PAP smears and of cervical pathology as diagnosed by gynaecological examination and colposcopy. Other study parameters: Population characteristics (sociodemographic features, medical data and information regarding sexual behaviour) and experiences of the self-sampling will be evaluated as well. Moreover, we will compare sociodemographic and medical data of the non-responders (i.e. age, marital status and duration of immunosuppression which will retrospectively be collected from the medical charts of these patients) with corresponding data of the responders. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed