An Appalachian Cervical Cancer Prevention Project
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancer
- Sponsor
- Nancy Schoenberg
- Enrollment
- 345
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Proportion of participants self-reporting receipt of Pap test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a faith-placed lay health advisor intervention is effective in increasing use of Pap smears among middle-aged and older Appalachian women.
Detailed Description
Project development relied on principles of community based participatory research. Participants were recruited from faith institutions in four distressed Appalachian Kentucky counties. Investigators at the University of Kentucky worked closely with local staff who implemented study procedures in the field.
Investigators
Nancy Schoenberg
Sponsor/PI
University of Kentucky
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Outside of cervical cancer screening guidelines at the time of study initiation
- •Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of cervical cancer
- •History of hysterectomy
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Proportion of participants self-reporting receipt of Pap test
Time Frame: One month post-intervention
This measure is obtained at multiple timepoints during the study, but as the primary outcome it will be analyzed at the timepoint one month following the Early Intervention group's completion of the intervention.