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N/A N=2,661 Randomized Single-blind Health Services Research

Optimal Strategy for the Management of ASCUS Cytology in Health Care Services of Medellin, Colombia

Cervical Abnormalities · Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2/3 · Cervical Cancer

Enrolled (actual)
2,661
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Cumulative Number of Participants Diagnosed by the Community Pathologist With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or Higher (CIN2+): "Community-based CIN2+" — 847; 835; 848; 30 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
HPV test (Device); COLPOSCOPY (Procedure); cytology (Device)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 20+ yrs
Sex
Female
Sponsor
Universidad de Antioquia
Primary completion
Apr 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Cumulative Number of Participants Diagnosed by the Community Pathologist With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or Higher (CIN2+): "Community-based CIN2+"
847; 835; 848; 30; 43; 31
SECONDARY
Cumulative Number of Participants Diagnosed by a Panel of External Experts With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or Higher (CIN2+): "Reviewed CIN2+"
813; 809; 827; 51; 61; 48
SECONDARY
Number of Participants Diagnosed by a Panel of External Experts With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 or Higher (CIN2+) at the Exit Visit, Two Years After the Enrolment: "Exit-reviewed CIN2+"
852; 851; 866; 30; 39; 23
SECONDARY
Number of Clinical Records (Cytologies, Colposcopies, and Histologies): "Health Care Utilization"
904; 1218; 816; 964; 509; 633
SECONDARY
Self-esteem
32.9; 33.0; 32.8; 34.8; 33.9; 34.4
SECONDARY
Trait Anxiety
17.5; 17.4; 17.7; 16.3; 16.8; 17.7
SECONDARY
State Anxiety
15.3; 13.6; 14.3; 14.1; 13.4; 14.1
SECONDARY
Concerns About Fertility, Cancer, and Gynecological Health
35.3; 38.1; 36.0; 25.0; 25.7; 27.2

Summary

Cervical cancer as well cervical preneoplastic abnormalities (CIN2+) are cause by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. These abnormalities have been historically detected by cervical cytology, but recent evidence shows that HPV testing is superior to cytology to detect cervical lesions that eventually will progress to cancer. Despite evidence, conventional cytology (Pap) remains as a primary screening test in Colombia and HPV test is recommended as a triage test for women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) in settings around the world. Women with ASC-US have low risk to CIN2+ but higher than healthy population, and therefore it is important to provide appropriate clinical management. However, there is no consensus of how to deal women with ASC-US and therefore there are still three strategies for this purpose: 1) immediate colposcopy, 2) repeat conventional cytology at 6 and 12 months and 3) HPV testing. The main objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness and the efficient among the strategies as well as to evaluate the acceptability of the HPV testing in a real-life setting.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • ASC-US cytology, living in metropolitan area of Medellin

Exclusion Criteria

  • Previous abnormal cytology
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02067468). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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