Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in a Healthy Population: A Feasibility Study of Oropharyngeal Cancer Screening

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

• Self-sampling by gargling kit at dental clinic

  Diagnostic test Diagnostic testA test used to detect or assess a condition, such as imaging or a laboratory test.

  Participants will perform a self-sampling at the dental clinic using gargling kit

• Questionnaire

  Other intervention Other interventionAn intervention that does not fit one of the standard intervention types.

  Participants will answer questionnaire online/paper at their home or at the dental clinic

• Self-sampling by gargling kit at home

  Diagnostic test Diagnostic testA test used to detect or assess a condition, such as imaging or a laboratory test.

  Participants will perform a self-sampling at home using gargling kit

• Blood sampling

  Diagnostic test Diagnostic testA test used to detect or assess a condition, such as imaging or a laboratory test.

  Venous blood will be collected from study participants with oral hrHPV positivity, in which the presence of circulating hrHPV DNA will be determined.

• Self-sampling of the urogenital area

  Diagnostic test Diagnostic testA test used to detect or assess a condition, such as imaging or a laboratory test.

  In case of a positive examination in the oropharynx, the tested individuals will be offered a self-collection HPV examination in the urogenital area (cervicovaginal swab in women or external genital swab in men).