Telehealth & HPV Self-Collection

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Compare the efficacy and patient experience of telehealth-based, self-collected cervical cancer screening to mail-based, self-collected cervical cancer screening across the adult female screening lifespan.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Patient perceived experience with self-collection, patient physical discomfort with self-collection, comparing role of telehealth in pre- and post- menopausal women’s comfort with self-collection, comparing self-collection completion rates for women with and without telehealth visit, evaluating women’s experiences with receiving results through a patient portal, exploring clinical and demographic predictors for self-collection experience.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

Arm 1: Participants receive routine instructions included in the myLAB Box Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) certified collection kit.

Arm 2: Participants receive collection kit as in Arm 1 and complete a telehealth-based instructional visit.

After completion of study, participants are followed up at 1-2 weeks.