RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06968871

Ameliorated Pap Tests and Cervical Cancer Screening Participation

Effects of the Ameliorated Pap Test on Cervical Cancer Screening Participation: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Enrollment

248 participants

Start Date

Mar 1, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Cervical Cancer Screening Cervical Cancer Screening Methods

Summary

The Pap test plays a crucial role in the early detection of cervical cancer. A pilot single-center randomized controlled trial applied the peak-end concept and added a non-painful step at the end of Pap smear screening, aimed to reduce recalled pain. However, there is still no multicenter study investigating the effect of the modified Pap test on cervical cancer screening participation. The present project is the first multicenter randomized controlled trial to expand the current scope of the peak-end theory into Pap tests and cervical cancer screening participation by adding a non-painful step at the end of Pap smear screening. Our multidisciplinary team (NTUH Pap Study Group) aims to provide innovative, feasible, and low-cost strategies for cervical cancer screening participation.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 25 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether a new, gentler method for collecting cervical cells during a Pap test leads to less pain and anxiety, and as a result, increases the number of women who participate in regular cervical cancer screening. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a woman aged 25 or older - You are due for or willing to have a cervical screening (Pap test) - You do not have any active cancer **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are currently menstruating - You are pregnant - You are unable to understand or use a numeric pain scale - You have been diagnosed with an active cancer within the last 6 months or have recurrent/advanced cancer Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

PROCEDUREModified Pap test

For the intervention group receiving the modified Pap test, instead of immediately removing the speculum just after rotating back the speculum, an operator still fixes the speculum in the vagina for 15 seconds.