Efficacy of reminder letters and phone calls in women's preferred language for improving breast cancer screening rates
- Conditions
- Breast cancerPublic Health - Other public healthCancer - Breast
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12617001163392
- Lead Sponsor
- Deakin University
- Brief Summary
1,032 women were randomized into receiving translated reminder letters or letters in English only. Uptake of screening bookings was similar between both groups, with no differences observed by language group. 195 women were randomized into receiving a reminder phone call in their preferred language or no phone call. Overall, 64.2% of women in the intervention arm and 6% in the control arm booked a screening appointment within 14 days. The rate of booking was 10.0 times higher among Italian women, and 11.6 times higher among Arabic women in the intervention compared to usual care groups.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 1042
All women who live in the BSV screening region of North-west Melbourne who are eligible for breast cancer screening (i.e. not pregnant or breastfeeding, between age 50-74 years, not diagnosed with breast cancer in the last 5 years, and not had a breast screen within the last 2 years); and who have previously identified their preferred language as Italian or Arabic, and who: 1) are due to receive their 2-yearly routine reminder letter, or: 2) have not re-screened despite having received a routine reminder letter at least 3 months ago (lapsed screener).
Women who do not indicate Italian or Arabic as their preferred language; women living outside the North West Melbourne catchment area; women not eligible for breast cancer screening.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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