Self-collected Swabs for HPV Testing in 18-24 Year Old Women

Papillomavirus Infections Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Self-collected Swabs for HPV Testing in 18-24 Year Old Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01101828
• Other study ID #: 37822-A
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 7, 2010
• Last updated: February 10, 2011
• Start date: April 2010
• Est. completion date: January 2011

Study information

• Verified date: February 2011
• Source: University of Washington
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare methods for transporting self-collected swabs for HPV testing in 18-24 year old women and to look at risk factors for HPV infection in 18-24 year old women.

Description:

We propose a cross-sectional study among 150 women in the United States who have used Internet dating sites in the past year in order to examine risk factors for high-risk HPV infections in 18-24 year old online daters, and evaluate strategies for transporting and storing self-collected samples for HPV testing. We will ask participants to complete a written questionnaire on their health, sexual behavior, and attitudes toward self-collecting vaginal swabs, HPV vaccination, and cervical cancer screening. Also, we will ask the women to self-collect two sequential vaginal swab samples that will be transported and stored according to the two strategies described above. Each sample will be tested for type-specific HPV DNA using a PCR-based assay.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: January 2011
• Est. primary completion date: January 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 24 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Have had sex with men

• Have used the internet to search for romantic partners in the past year (e.g. posted or responded to an ad on an internet dating website or social networking website)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant or breastfeeding

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Papillomavirus Infections

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Washington	Seattle	Washington

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Washington

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Presence of type-specific HPV DNA in self-collected vaginal swab samples		Baseline	No

External Links

•   (HPV study website)