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There is a lack of evidence for self-sampling HPV testing as a cervical cancer screening tool in Japan. The Accelerating Cervical Cancer Elimination by Self-Sampling test trial aims to compare the effectiveness of screening using the self-sampling HPV test with that of routine screening concerning screening uptake and precancer detection.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title><jats:p>This trial has a single-municipality, open-label, parallel, superiority and randomised design. Approximately 20\u2009000\u2009women who have not undergone cervical cancer screening for at least 3\u2009years will be assigned randomly to the self-sampling arm and the control arm using a 1:1 ratio. Participants assigned to the control arm will undergo routine cervical cancer screening (cytology test) provided by Ichihara City, while those assigned to the self-sampling arm will choose the routine screening or self-sampling HPV test. HPV tests will be performed using the cobas 8800 system (Roche Diagnostics, Rotkreuz, Switzerland). Participants who will undergo the self-sampling HPV testing will be recommended to undergo routine screening. The results of the cytology test and further tests, such as colposcopy and biopsy, will be collected and used for this trial. The risk ratio and risk difference in the proportion of participants with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia two or worse between the two arms will be calculated. The test for the null hypothesis (the detection rates are equal between the two arms) will be performed using Pearson\u2019s \u03c7<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title><jats:p>This trial was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of the Chiba Foundation for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and the collaborating research institutes. 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