Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Underserved Texans

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cancer control navigation (CNN); Behavioral: General referral (usual care)

• Registration Number: NCT04638010
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-02-16
• Primary Completion: 2013-12-06
• Study Completion: 2013-12-06
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Study First Submitted: 2020-11-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-16
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2020-11-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1554

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cancer control navigation (CNN) plus General referral (usual care)	General referral (usual care)	Information Specialists at the 2-1-1 call center provide cancer control referrals specific to participant's screening or prevention needs. Additionally, Cancer Control Navigators (CNNs) housed at 2-1-1 call centers aid callers. CNNs receive electronic summary profiles of participants assigned to navigation. Navigators call the participant, build a collaborative relationship with them, identify their needs, work with them to identify barriers to services and coordinate solutions, and provide logistic (e.g., making appointments) and emotional support. Navigation services are provided by telephone only.
Cancer control navigation (CNN) plus General referral (usual care)	Cancer control navigation (CNN)	Information Specialists at the 2-1-1 call center provide cancer control referrals specific to participant's screening or prevention needs. Additionally, Cancer Control Navigators (CNNs) housed at 2-1-1 call centers aid callers. CNNs receive electronic summary profiles of participants assigned to navigation. Navigators call the participant, build a collaborative relationship with them, identify their needs, work with them to identify barriers to services and coordinate solutions, and provide logistic (e.g., making appointments) and emotional support. Navigation services are provided by telephone only.
General referral (usual care)	General referral (usual care)	Information Specialists at the 2-1-1 call center provide cancer control referrals specific to participant's screening or prevention needs.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants who complete needed cancer screening and prevention services	three months after referral	Cancer screening and prevention services include mammogram, Pap test, HPV vaccine, and/or colorectal cancer screening.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States