Rice Technologies for Cervical Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

NCT ID: NCT05372484

Last Updated: 2025-08-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

678 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-24

Study Completion Date

2028-03-30

Brief Summary

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The study aims to compare the accuracy of the lateral flow test to detect HPV at the POC with commercially available HPV test and to determine the diagnostic accuracy and reliability of a multimodal optical imaging system to detect cervical dysplasia, with the gold reference standard of histopathology.

Detailed Description

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This is a prospective, single-arm community trial involving 678 women aged 25 to 49 years for evaluation of positive cervical cancer screening tests (abnormal cytology, VIA+ and/or HPV+ test). Eligible women will be offered enrollment at the time of their consultation for a follow-up of their abnormal cervical cancer screening test.

Participating centers include: 1) Mavalane Hospital and Health Center and 2) José Macamo General Hospital (José Macamo), 3) Maputo Central Hospital. After providing the informed consent, the participant will answer a short questionnaire that will include demographic information and medical background, including HIV status (HIV-negative, positive, or unknown, and, among women with HIV-positive tests, HIV viral load and CD4 cell count, if available), and cervical cancer screening test results.

The patient will undergo a rapid urine - POC pregnancy test (within 14 days from the date of enrollment). Each participant will then receive instructions and will provide two cervico-vaginal samples taken by the patient herself (self-collection).

The patient will then undergo a pelvic examination with two cervical samples taken by the healthcare provider. 7. A sample taken by the patient herself (self-collection) and a sample taken by the provider will be sent for an HPV test using GeneXpert. Similarly, samples taken by the patient herself (self-collection) and collected by the provider will be stored for the Rice POC rapid HPV test.

The patient will then undergo multimodal imaging. Images/videos of the cervix will be obtained using the mobile colposcope/smartphone and HRME images/videos will be also obtained.

Conditions

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Cervical Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Multi-Modal Optical Imaging

Multi-modal imaging (mobile colposcopy and high resolution imaging) of study participants will be performed during the colposcopy examination. Cervical biopsies will be performed using biopsy forceps per standard protocols.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Multimodal optical imaging

Intervention Type DEVICE

Women referred for colposcopy due to abnormal cervical screening will be recruited into the experimental group of the study. Imaging of study participants will take place during the colposcopy examination.

Interventions

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Multimodal optical imaging

Women referred for colposcopy due to abnormal cervical screening will be recruited into the experimental group of the study. Imaging of study participants will take place during the colposcopy examination.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 25 - 49 year old women
2. Women with a positive cervical cancer screening test (abnormal cytology, positive VIA and/or positive HPV test)
3. Women with intact cervix
4. Women who are not pregnant and with a negative pregnancy test (within 14 days from the date of enrollment) ) and not currently breastfeeding
5. Willing and capable of providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women under 25 or over 49 years old
2. Women who have undergone a total hysterectomy (with removal of the cervix)
3. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

49 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eduardo Mondlane University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

William Marsh Rice University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kathleen Schmeler, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Locations

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M D Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

José Macamo General Hospital and Health Center

Maputo, , Mozambique

Site Status RECRUITING

Maputo Central Hospital

Maputo, , Mozambique

Site Status RECRUITING

Mavalane Hospital and Health Center

Maputo, , Mozambique

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Mozambique

Central Contacts

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Mila Salcedo, MD, PhD

Role: CONTACT

(832) 696-6794

Facility Contacts

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Kathleen Schmeler, MD

Role: primary

713-854-9150

Andrea Neves

Role: primary

Ricardina Rangeiro

Role: primary

Arlete Mariano

Role: primary

Related Links

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http://www.mdanderson.org

M D Anderson Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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NCI-2022-03776

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-0549

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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