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NCT Number: NCT01968837

The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms Cervical Cancer Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Female Genital Neoplasms, Female Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Neoplasms Uterine Cervical Diseases Uterine Diseases Uterine Neoplasms

Age range

25 year–49 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Reproductive Health Centre, KCMC

Moshi, Tanzania

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Female
  • Over 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria

  • Previous removal of uterus

Treatment and study plan

Cervical cancer screening

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Test accuracy of using digital smart phone cervicograms in place of traditional cervicography images produced through traditional SLR cameras

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measure accuracy and feasibility of non-physician healthcare workers ability to obtain adequate cervical images via smart phone camera photographs.

    Time frame: 3 months

Other outcomes

  1. 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.

    Time frame: 3 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Queen's University

Other

Collaborators

  • Grand Challenges Canada
  • Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

Registry information

Acronym: KCCP

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Oct 24, 2013
Registry last updated
Apr 13, 2016

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