PREDICT Trial Opens: Personalised Risk-Based Cervical Cancer Screening vs Standard Care — What Primary Care Clinicians Need to Know
247 Health News Editorial
·11 June 2026
·4 min read
·clinical-trialsThe PREDICT trial evaluates personalised, risk-based cervical cancer screening follow-up using electronic health record reminders in primary care. This cluster-randomised study of 7,500 participants compares standard care with targeted IT interventions for higher-risk individuals.
Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov
References
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