Overcoming Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography
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: Appointment mail reminder, Telephone counseling, Digital navigation video, Automated phone call.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Breast Cancer, Cancer of the Breast. Basic parameters: from 40 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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Official title
A Personalized Approach to Promote Health Equity by Overcoming Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography
Overview
The purpose of this study is to increase screening mammography among Black women by implementing and evaluating a culturally tailored patient-centric program designed to address barriers to screening. By performing a randomized clinical trial, this study aims to develop effective strategies to improve adherence to screening mammography and contribute to reducing health disparities in breast cancer outcomes.
Interventions
- Other Appointment mail reminder
Patient will receive an appointment reminder in the mail 7-10 days prior to the appointment. - Other Telephone counseling
The telephone counseling will include an appointment reminder within 7 days of their appointment and identify and troubleshoot barriers to patient's mammography completion. - Other Digital navigation video
The digital navigation video will explain the rationale for the mammogram and the mammography procedure. Digital navigation video will be sent by SMS text message 1-3 days prior to the appointment. - Other Automated phone call
Patient will receive an automated reminder phone call for their appointment 1-3 days prior to the appointment.
Primary outcome measures
- No-show rate [Time frame: 6 months after randomization]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Woman
- At least 40 years old
- Self-identify as Black
- English-speaking
- Scheduled for a screening mammogram within 8 weeks of study entry
- Able to understand and willing to sign an IRB approved written informed consent document.
Exclusion criteria
- A previous history of breast cancer
- Scheduled for a diagnostic mammogram
- Has a documented or uncorrectable cognitive, hearing, or visual impairment.
- Too ill to participate (diagnosed with or suffering from a condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, may limit participation in the study).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07549139 · 202604048