The study is a prospective cervical cancer screening intervention in the nonclinical setting of a mobile testing unit in a vehicle, using point-of-care HPV PCR tests with self-collected vaginal swabs. It is designed for women with limited access to healthcare and prevention in underprivileged municipalities in the greater Paris area (Seine-Saint-Denis department, detailed in Annexe 3). HPV positive participants will receive counseiling and guidance to help them find a healthcare professional to take care of their needs
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
700
Selected women will perform a vaginal self-sampling using a swab
Hopital Avicenne
Bobigny, France
Total number and proportion of eligible women (age 30 to 65, unscreened for cervical cancer for 3 to 5 years) who had an HPV PCR test on a self-collected vaginal sample when offered in a nonclinical setting by the Bus Santé de Seine-Saint-Denis
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Declined to participate: number and why
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Description of the barriers to cervical cancer screening in the target population
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Proportion of complete HPV-HR PCRs run onboard the Bus and proportion with same-day results available to the participants
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Frequency of positive HPV-HR tests and of invalid HPV-HR tests using SCVS samples
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Description of HPV types in the participant population
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Comparison of HPV-HR negative and HPV-HR positive participants
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Proportion of secondary pelvic examination and cervical PAP smears in HPV-positive participants ; in Step 1 (laboratory-based PCR) and Step 2 (PCR aboard the Bus with same-day results)
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Proportion of Chlamydiae trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoea STIs
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Number and frequency of cytological abnormalities and cervical lesions in participants who had a PAP smear following a positive HPV-HR test ; in Step 1 (laboratory-based PCR) and Step 2 (PCR aboard the Bus with same-day results)
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Proportion of valid self-collected vaginal swabs (cellular density, valid HPV PCR)
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Unavailability of point-of-care HPV-HR PCR: number of days and why (reagent shortage, instrument of power failure, environmental conditions, short-staffing…)
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Reliability of vaginal self-sampling in a nonclinical setting: proportion of valid samples, types of non-conformity
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Participant satisfaction with point-of-care self-sampling and HPV testing; proportion willing to recommend the intervention to their acquaintance
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Staff satisfaction by self-questionnary
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Adverse events; setbacks and adjustments over the study period
Time frame: From day 0 to the last call (about month 2)
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