Improving Prison Health Equity Through Cancer Literacy and Screening Awareness in Florida
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Survey.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study evaluates cancer screening awareness, personal and family cancer history, and barriers to screening among incarcerated women at Gadsden Correctional Facility. The information will be used to inform the content of a tailored digital educational module on screenable types of cancer, their risk factors, and current screening guidelines that will be disseminated to US prisons and incorporated into release programs and general health literacy programs.
Interventions
- Other Survey
Non-interventional study
Primary outcome measures
- Self-reported cancer screening history [Time frame: Baseline (completion of survey)]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Awareness of cancer risk factors [Time frame: Baseline (completion of survey)]
- Awareness of cancer screening guidelines [Time frame: Baseline (completion of survey)]
- Barriers to cancer screening within correctional settings [Time frame: Baseline (completion of survey)]
- Barriers to cancer screening follow-up within correctional settings [Time frame: Baseline (completion of survey)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Women aged 18+ currently incarcerated at Gadsden Correctional Facility
- Pregnant participants are allowed
Exclusion criteria
- Women under 18 or not incarcerated
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jacksonville
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07215039 · MC250903 · NCI-2025-05529 · 25-003194