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CompletedNCT04472377Updated Oct 3, 2024Results posted

HPV Typing Between Self- and Physician-sampled

An interventional study of Self sampling kit for collecting discharge from vaginal fornix in Human Papillomavirus Infection, Self Sampling and Vaginal Discharge, sponsored by Hygeia Touch Inc.. Completed at 3 sites in Taiwan. Open to female participants aged 21 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-03.

Sponsored by Hygeia Touch Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,210
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
21 Years to 65 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Hygeia Touch Inc. developed a safe and comfortable vaginal self-sampling device "Hygeia Touch Self Sampling Kit for Women" to self-collect the vaginal discharge sample for high-risk Human Papillomavirus (hrHPV) detection.

This clinical trial aimed to evaluate the agreement of hrHPV detections between vaginal self-sampling using "Hygeia Touch Self Sampling Kit for Women" and physician sampling, and these results will be applied for TFDA registration approval.

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Primary end-point:

  1. Agreement of hr-HPV types, including types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, and 68, between the physician-collected sample and self-collected sample
  2. Agreement of the presence of hr-HPV between the physician-collected sample and self-collected sample

Secondary end-point:

  1. Percentage of the valid sample between self-collected and physician-collected specimens
  2. Agreement of all (N = 27) HPV types between the paired samples
  3. Adverse events associated with sample collection
  4. Questionnaire of the appreciation and satisfaction of using self-collecting vaginal discharge sample using "Hygeia Touch Self Sampling Kit for Women" through a short movie and a brief illustration
  5. Correlation between histological diagnosis and HPV types
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Conditions studied

  • Human Papillomavirus Infection
  • Self Sampling
  • Vaginal Discharge

Keywords

  • cervical screening
  • human papillomavirus typing
  • self sampling
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In context

Papillomavirus Infections

495 studies on the registry are indexed under Papillomavirus Infections; 125 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,210 is above the median of 202 across 332 interventional studies indexed under Papillomavirus Infections.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Hygeia Touch Inc. as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. Woman with a uterine cervix, i.e., with no previous total hysterectomy or radiotherapy for cervical tumor. The woman who received subtotal hysterectomy is allowed.
  1. Signed informed consent. 3. Fit any one of the following conditions,
  1. with no history or current cervical intraepithelial lesion or malignancy.
  2. with a history of abnormal Pap test including atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1, or atypical glandular cell.
  3. with a history of atypical squamous cells favor high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, dysplasia cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3, cervical carcinoma in situ, squamous cell carcinoma, atypical glandular cells favor neoplasm, adenocarcinoma in situ, or cervical adenocarcinoma.
  4. with current atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1, or atypical glandular cell.
  5. with current abnormal Pap test as atypical squamous cells favor high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, dysplasia cannot exclude high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3, cervical carcinoma in situ, squamous cell carcinoma, atypical glandular cells favor neoplasm, adenocarcinoma in situ, or cervical adenocarcinoma.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History of total hysterectomy
  2. Pregnant
  3. Current cervicitis that requires therapy
  4. Received treatment for cervical lesion within 90 days
  5. Had undergone radiotherapy or is receiving radiation over the uterus, cervix or vagina
  6. Had sexual activity without a condom in 48 hours
  7. Excessive vaginal discharge, either in the ovulation period or due to inflammation
  8. is undergoing local therapy with an intravaginal tablet or residual drug in the vaginal canal
  9. during mense
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,210 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    study population

    We enroll a total of 1,200 women, as follows, 1. 120 cases with no history or current cervical intraepithelial lesion or malignancy. 2. 180 cases with a history of abnormal Pap test including ASCUS, CIN1, or atypical glandular cell. 3. 240 cases with a history of atypical squamous cells favor HSIL, dysplasia cannot exclude HSIL, CIN2, CIN3, cervical carcinoma in situ, squamous cell carcinoma, atypical glandular cells favor neoplasm, adenocarcinoma in situ, or cervical adenocarcinoma. 4. 240 cases with current ASCUS, CIN1, or atypical glandular cell. 5. 420 cases with current abnormal Pap test as atypical squamous cells favor HSIL, dysplasia cannot exclude HSIL, CIN2, CIN3, cervical carcinoma in situ, squamous cell carcinoma, atypical glandular cells favor neoplasm, adenocarcinoma in situ, or cervical adenocarcinoma.

    Device: Self sampling kit for collecting discharge from vaginal fornix

Interventions

  • DeviceSelf sampling kit for collecting discharge from vaginal fornix

    A device to collect exfoliative cells from vaginal fornix that can self-operated with ease and comfort.

    Also known as: Hygeia Touch Self Sampling Kit for Women

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Agreement in the Detection of High-risk HPV Type in Physician-sampled Specimen and Self-collected Specimen.

    Rate of the "agreement". The "agreement" is defined as either (1) presence of any high-risk HPV type in physician collected specimen, and the patient sampled specimen, or (2) absence of high-risk HPV in physician collected specimen and the patient sampled specimen.

    Time frame: 14 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Agreement in HPV Detection Between Physician Collected Sample and Self-collected Sample

    Rate of the "agreement". The "agreement" is defined as either (1) presence of any HPV type in physician collected specimen, and the patient sampled specimen, or (2) absence of any HPV in physician collected specimen and the patient sampled specimen.

    Time frame: 14 days

  2. Percentage of a Valid Specimen, According to the Presence of the Beta-globin Gene in Specimens

    Percentage of the presence of the beta-globin gene. The ratio could be calculated between self-collected and physician-collected specimens.

    Time frame: 14 days

  3. Adverse Event From Self Sampling

    The number of participants with any adverse event.

    Time frame: within one month after sample collection

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Results

Posted Aug 12, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneStudy Population
Started1210
Completed1210
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryAgreement in the Detection of High-risk HPV Type in Physician-sampled Specimen and Self-collected Specimen.

Rate of the "agreement". The "agreement" is defined as either (1) presence of any high-risk HPV type in physician collected specimen, and the patient sampled specimen, or (2) absence of high-risk HPV in physician collected specimen and the patient sampled specimen.

Time frame:
14 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Agreement in the Detection of High-risk HPV Type in Physician-sampled Specimen and Self-collected Specimen.
ParticipantsSelf-collected SpecimensPhysician-sampled Specimens
Positive581611
Negative589559
SecondaryAgreement in HPV Detection Between Physician Collected Sample and Self-collected Sample

Rate of the "agreement". The "agreement" is defined as either (1) presence of any HPV type in physician collected specimen, and the patient sampled specimen, or (2) absence of any HPV in physician collected specimen and the patient sampled specimen.

Time frame:
14 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Agreement in HPV Detection Between Physician Collected Sample and Self-collected Sample
ParticipantsSelf-collected SpecimensPhysician-sampled Specimens
Positive718720
Negative452450
SecondaryPercentage of a Valid Specimen, According to the Presence of the Beta-globin Gene in Specimens

Percentage of the presence of the beta-globin gene. The ratio could be calculated between self-collected and physician-collected specimens.

Time frame:
14 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Percentage of a Valid Specimen, According to the Presence of the Beta-globin Gene in Specimens
ParticipantsSelf-collected SpecimensPhysician-sampled Specimens
Percentage of a Valid Specimen, According to the Presence of the Beta-globin Gene in Specimens11701170
SecondaryAdverse Event From Self Sampling

The number of participants with any adverse event.

Time frame:
within one month after sample collection
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Adverse Event From Self Sampling
ParticipantsWomen Participated in Self-sampling
Adverse Event From Self Sampling9

Adverse events

Collected over 1 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Participants With Adverse Events0/1,210 (0%)0/1,210 (0%)9/1,210 (0.7%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventParticipants With Adverse Events
Perineal painProduct Issues7/1210
anxietyProduct Issues2/1210

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Study Population
Mean45.3 ± 10.2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Study Population
Female1210
Male0
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)Study Population
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Study locations

3 sites
  • Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
    Kaohsiung, 833161, Taiwan
  • Taichung Veterans General Hospital
    Taichung, 40705, Taiwan
  • Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
    Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan
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References and documents

Publications

  • Chou HH, Yang CY, Chao A, Lin H, Lu CH, Ou YC, Hsu ST, Shih YH, Huang HJ, Lin CT, Chen MY, Sun L, Tsai CC, Fu HC, Huang KG, Wu KY, Wu CH, Hsieh WC, Huang YT, Chen LH, Yang LY, Chang WY, Chang TC, Lai CH. Consistency in human papillomavirus type detection between self-collected vaginal specimens and physician-sampled cervical specimens. J Med Virol. 2024 Mar;96(3):e29426. doi: 10.1002/jmv.29426. PubMed 38420851 ↗
  • Yang CY, Chang TC, Chou HH, Chao A, Hsu ST, Shih YH, Huang HJ, Lin CT, Chen MY, Sun L, Huang KG, Wu KY, Hsieh WC, Huang YT, Chen LH, Lu CH, Lin H, Cheng CM. Evaluation of a novel vaginal cells self-sampling device for human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening: A clinical trial assessing reliability and acceptability. Bioeng Transl Med. 2024 Mar 13;9(4):e10653. doi: 10.1002/btm2.10653. eCollection 2024 Jul. PubMed 39036090 ↗

Study documents

  • Study protocol · May 21, 2021
  • Statistical analysis plan · Apr 8, 2022

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — For clinical trial participation.

Supporting information: Sap, Icf, Csr

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 3, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04472377
Lead sponsor
Hygeia Touch Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 15, 2020
Start date
May 29, 2020
Primary completion
Dec 21, 2021
Completion
Apr 18, 2022
Results posted
Aug 12, 2024
Last update
Oct 3, 2024

Study contacts

Hung-Hsueh Chou, MBBS, VS
study chair · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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