Increasing Adherence to Follow-up of Breast Abnormalities in Low-Income Korean American Women

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer
• Interventions: Behavioral: Prospective intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00742755
• Lead Sponsor: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Brief Summary

Develop and evaluate a peer navigator intervention to assist Korean women with a potential breast abnormality, who have missed their first follow-up appointment, to complete all diagnostic follow-up tests.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to design an intervention to assist Korean American women who have been identified with a potential breast abnormality through the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program and who have missed their first follow-up appointment (at risk women). Intervention activities will include reminder phone calls or home visits by a trained peer navigator to explain the importance of follow-up procedures, emotional support, help with transportation to follow-up appointments, translations, organizing care for children or grandchildren during medical appointments, and other assistance to overcome barriers to follow-up identified during the initial phase of the study. The investigators will collect extensive process measures including number and type of intervention activities requested and delivered in order to estimate the feasibility for institutionalizing intervention activities. The investigators will conduct chart reviews and a follow-up survey to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in increasing adherence to follow-up procedures.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-09
• Study First Submitted: 2008-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-08-27
• Study First Posted: 2008-08-28
• Primary Completion: 2009-09
• Study Completion: 2009-09
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• Being: a Korean American woman
• Screened through the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program
• With a potential breast abnormality
• Having missed a first diagnostic follow-up appointment

Exclusion Criteria

• Not a Korean American woman
• Not screened through the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program
• No potential breast abnormality
• Not having missed a first diagnostic follow-up appointment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Prospective Intervention	Prospective intervention	Peer navigator intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Completion of all recommended follow-up tests	6 months post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to completion	6 months post-intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, University of California Los Angeles; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States