Assessment of a colposcopic scoring system (Swedescore) to reduce the number of cervical biopsies: a protocol for a clinical multicentre non-randomised intervention study in Denmark
Ane-Kersti Skaarup Knudsen, Tina Hovgaard Randrup, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel, Berit Booth, Line Gustafson, Ameli Tropé, Björn Strander, Pekka Nieminen, Anne Hammer · 2024
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Ane-Kersti Skaarup Knudsen and eight co-authors lay out a study protocol from Denmark in a 2024 paper. Colposcopy, the magnified exam after an abnormal cervical test, guides where to take biopsies. Danish rules currently ask for four biopsies from every woman, whatever the exam shows. A scoring system from Sweden could standardize the exam and spare low-risk women some biopsies.
The planned study will enroll about 586 women across several centers. Each woman gets the scored exam, and results are compared with the usual unscored approach. Biopsies go into separate vials so the team can tell which samples truly mattered. The question is whether scoring can safely cut the number of biopsies without missing high-grade disease. The paper is a protocol, so it reports the design and reasoning rather than results. Findings will feed Danish guideline updates.
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| CREATOR | Ane-Kersti Skaarup Knudsen, Tina Hovgaard Randrup, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel, Berit Booth, Line Gustafson, Ameli Tropé, Björn Strander, Pekka Nieminen, Anne Hammer |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |