The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project

Cervical Cancer Clinical Trial

— KCCP  

Official title:

The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01968837
• Other study ID #: DMED-1545-12
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 30, 2013
• Last updated: April 12, 2016
• Start date: May 2014
• Est. completion date: September 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2016
• Source: Queen's University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review CommitteeTanzania: National Institute for Medical Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1072
• Est. completion date: September 2015
• Est. primary completion date: September 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 25 Years to 49 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female

• Over 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous removal of uterus

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Screening

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cervical Cancer
• Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Intervention

Other:
• Cervical cancer screening

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Tanzania	Reproductive Health Centre, KCMC	Moshi

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Queen's University	Grand Challenges Canada, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Tanzania, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	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	No
Primary	Test accuracy of using digital smart phone cervicograms in place of traditional cervicography images produced through traditional SLR cameras		3 months	No
Secondary	Measure accuracy and feasibility of non-physician healthcare workers ability to obtain adequate cervical images via smart phone camera photographs.		3 months	No