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Low-cost Imaging Technology for Global Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Sponsor: Barretos Cancer Hospital
Summary
Cervical cancer remains the first or second leading cause of cancer death among women in many low-and middle-income countries. Cervical cancer prevention programs in low-resource settings are hampered by a lack of personnel with appropriate clinical expertise, lack of pathology services, and lack of associated infrastructure. There is an urgent need for appropriate diagnostic tools to enable accurate screening and diagnosis in low-resource settings. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a low-cost Multimodal Mobile Colposcope (MMC) for global cervical cancer prevention programs. This new device will combine the imaging capabilities of a mobile colposcope with the microscopic imaging capabilities of a fiber-optic confocal imaging probe.
Official title: Low-cost Mobile Colposcopy and Confocal Imaging for Global Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
25 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1060
Start Date
2021-09-20
Completion Date
2025-12-03
Last Updated
2025-02-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Multimodal Mobile Colposcope (MMC)
Women referred for colposcopy due to abnormal cervical screening or follow-up for a history of dysplasia will be recruited into the experimental group of the study. Imaging of study participants will take place during the colposcopy examination.
Locations (2)
Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Barretos Cancer Hospital
Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil