Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Underserved Texans: A Collaboration With the United Way's 2-1-1 Program
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 1,554
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of participants who complete needed cancer screening and prevention services
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study involves a partnership between UTHealth School of Public Health and the Texas 2-1-1 service, which is a helpline connecting low-income and minority callers with a number of needed services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention program in which a phone navigator intervention designed to connect 2-1-1 helpline callers to evidence-based screening and prevention services including mammography, Pap test screening, colorectal cancer screening, and HPV vaccination.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •callers to 2-1-1
- •consents to participate,
- •English or Spanish speaking
- •not in a crisis (e.g., disaster-related 2-1-1 call or personal crisis)
Exclusion Criteria
- •not English or Spanish speaking
- •in crisis (e.g., disaster-related call or personal crisis)
- •calling on behalf of another client and not for self
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of participants who complete needed cancer screening and prevention services
Time Frame: three months after referral
Cancer screening and prevention services include mammogram, Pap test, HPV vaccine, and/or colorectal cancer screening.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Maria E Fernandez
Professor and Director, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston