Vietnamese Women's Health Project III

Completed

• Conditions: Cervical Cancer
• Interventions: Other: Demographic Form and Semi-Structured Interview Guide

• Registration Number: NCT01704235
• Lead Sponsor: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Brief Summary

The purpose of this protocol is to understand the extent of symptom perception and preventive care-seeking among Vietnamese American women and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspectives and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers and Vietnamese American women (VAW, foreign-born and United States-born). With this information, the investigators can better understand how to promote cervical cancer screening in the Vietnamese community.

Detailed Description

No further extensive description.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-10-09
• Study First Posted: 2012-10-11
• Study Start: 2012-11-30
• Primary Completion: 2013-11-30
• Study Completion: 2016-07-25
• Status Verified: 2020-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 2020-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 13

Inclusion Criteria

• Primary health care providers are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria:

  • self-identify as currently practicing as a primary licensed independent practitioner including as a medical physician or nurse practitioner,
  • whose service populations include Vietnamese American women,
  • and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese.

• Vietnamese American women are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria:

  • self-identify as a Vietnamese American woman (foreign-born women who have immigrated to the United States from other countries or are United States-born),
  • between ages 21 to 65 years old,
  • have not had a hysterectomy,
  • and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not a Vietnamese American woman
• Not between the ages of 21 to 65 years old
• Had a hysterectomy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Primary health care providers	Demographic Form and Semi-Structured Interview Guide	medical physicians and nurse practitioners

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The extent of symptom perception	Duration of the study; Up to 1 year	To understand the extent of symptom perception among Vietnamese American women (foreign and United States-born) and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspective and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers. A semi-structured interview guide will be used to assess the extent of preventive care-seeking. The interview guide includes the following topics: thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's knowledge and beliefs about how cervical cancer develops, thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women and use of cancer screening tests such as cervical cancer screening for early detection/preventive health care, thoughts and experiences about Vietnamese American women's lack of familiarity with the term Pap smear or a Pap test, and thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's decision and timing to seek medical care and preventive health care.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The extent of preventive care-seeking	Duration of the study; Up to 1 year	To understand the extent of preventive care-seeking among Vietnamese American women (foreign and United States-born) and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspective and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers. A semi-structured interview guide will be used to assess the extent of preventive care-seeking. The interview guide includes the following topics: thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's knowledge and beliefs about how cervical cancer develops, thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women and use of cancer screening tests such as cervical cancer screening for early detection/preventive health care, thoughts and experiences about Vietnamese American women's lack of familiarity with the term Pap smear or a Pap test, and thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's decision and timing to seek medical care and preventive health care.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute; 🇺🇸 Portland, Oregon, United States