An interventional study of Thermal ablation (TA) with 1 probe and Thermal ablation (TA) with 2 probes in HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), HPV and Cervical Precancer, sponsored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Recruiting at 1 site in Rwanda. Open to female participants aged 25 Years to 49 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-03.
Sponsored by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Cervical cancer disproportionately affects women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly women living with HIV (WLWH) who have a 6-fold increased risk of cervical cancer compared to women in the general population. Thermal ablation (TA) is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to treat cervical precancerous lesions, although its efficacy can be suboptimal in WLWH. This is even more important at a time when Rwanda has launched a National Cervical Cancer Screening Program (NCCSP) with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and treatment, mainly using TA with unknown outcomes. Therefore, we will conduct a feasibility study (C1001P-CS5) among 300 Rwandan WLWH to provide evidence needed to launch a future effectiveness study. The proposed study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a two-probe TA technique (endocervical and ectocervical probes) and whether this approach improves treatment outcomes among WLWH compared to one (ectocervical) probe. This innovation has the potential to significantly enhance cervical cancer prevention efforts in high-burden settings. It will also contribute towards achieving the 90-70-90 goals of the WHO strategy for accelerated elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem by 2030. Rwanda hopes to achieve this goal early, in 2027 under Mission 2027.
Participants will first undergo HPV testing or visual inspection with acetic acid at screening. Participants with positive screening results undergo a clinical exam comprising visual inspection with acetic acid, digital imaging, brush biopsies of the ectocervix and the endocervix, and assessment for TA treatment. Participants who have a type 1 transformation zone (TZ1) and are otherwise eligible for TA will receive TA with either one or two probes. Screen positive women will be randomized to:
GROUP 1: TA with 1 probe. GROUP 2: TA with 2 probes.
Participants are followed up at 6 months with an HPV test, brush biopsies, and visual assessment of the cervix.
Participants who are not TA eligible will be referred to local care.
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The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
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HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.
Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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Participants undergo a clinical exam, soft-brush endocervical and ectocervical biopsies, digital imaging, and visual assessment for TA, and if eligible undergo with 1 probe at month 0.
Procedure: Thermal ablation (TA) with 1 probe
Participants undergo a clinical exam, soft-brush endocervical and ectocervical biopsies, digital imaging, and visual assessment for TA, and if eligible undergo with 2 probes at month 0.
Procedure: Thermal ablation (TA) with 2 probes
Undergo TA with 1 probe
Undergo TA with 2 probes
Proportion of participants with persistent HPV at 6 months
hrHPV positive at 0 and 6 months
Time frame: From enrollment to follow up at 6 months
Plan to share: Yes — Research data will be shared in a timely manner, with appropriate privacy and confidentiality protections, using the policies and procedures outlined in the NIH Guidelines for Sharing Research Data. Guidelines, oversight, and requirements for sharing data are based on the institutional policies, IRB rules, and local, state, and federal laws and regulations. In all cases, the privacy and confidentiality of all people who participate in the research will be protected. Clinical data on women living with HIV generated during the study will be made available to researchers in both the private and public sector free or for a nominal charge.
Time frame: Deidentified data, the study protocol, and the data dictionary will be made available to qualified investigators within 6 months of acceptance of the manuscript describing major outcomes, for up to 5 years.
Access criteria: Requestors will be required to obtain IRB approval and sign a data use agreement before data will be released. The data use agreement must include the following commitments: a commitment to using the data for research purposes only and not to identify any individual participants; a commitment to securing the data using appropriate computer technology; a commitment to destroying or returning the data after analyses are completed; and a commitment to meet any additional requirements that might be stipulated by the RNEC or Fred Hutch regulatory review committees or NCI.
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