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A study to assess the effectiveness of selected health educational methods to improve cervical screening in a population of women in the Puttalam district

A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of selected health educational methods on improving uptake of cervical screening in a population of women in the Puttalam district

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
SLCTR
Registry ID
SLCTR/2015/015
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-09-01
Start date
2015-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Cervical screening

Interventions

Participants will be selected from the Eligible family registers of the Public Health Midwife (PHM) of Medical officer of Health (MOH) Office. The study consists of three interventions with a 2 X 2 X

Sponsors

Regional Director of Health Services
Lead Sponsor
Medical Research Institute
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Females aged 35 years of Nattandiya and Dankotuwa MOH areas

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mental sub-normality (lacking the capacity to participate in the interventions) as determined by a medical officer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Females with documented evidence of participation in the well women clinic and undergoing the Pap test (obtained by clinic records) [At 3 months and 6 months after intervention]

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
None [None]

Countries

Sri Lanka

Contacts

Public ContactYoshani K. J. Fernando

Registrar in Community Medicine

yoshani76fernando@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: SLCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026