Overcoming Racial Disparities in Screening Mammography

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Cancer of the Breast

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

FEMALE

Age

40 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Appointment mail reminder — OTHER
  Patient will receive an appointment reminder in the mail 7-10 days prior to the appointment.
• Telephone counseling — OTHER
  The telephone counseling will include an appointment reminder within 7 days of their appointment and identify and troubleshoot barriers to patient's mammography completion.
• Digital navigation video — OTHER
  The digital navigation video will explain the rationale for the mammogram and the mammography procedure. Digital navigation video will be sent by SMS text message 1-3 days prior to the appointment.
• Automated phone call — OTHER
  Patient will receive an automated reminder phone call for their appointment 1-3 days prior to the appointment.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to increase screening mammography among Black women by implementing and evaluating a culturally tailored patient-centric program designed to address barriers to screening. By performing a randomized clinical trial, this study aims to develop effective strategies to improve adherence to screening mammography and contribute to reducing health disparities in breast cancer outcomes.

Key Dates

Start date

Jun 30, 2026

Status verified

May 2026

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2027

Completion

Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

176 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

• Active Comparator: Arm 1: Usual Care
  Patients will receive the institution's usual care for screening mammogram, which consists of an automated reminder phone call from the breast health center 1-3 days prior to a scheduled appointment.
• Experimental: Arm 2: Culturally Tailored Patient Centric Program Methods
  Patients will receive mail reminders at 7-10 days prior to appointment, tailored telephone counseling to both serve as an appointment reminder and to identify and troubleshoot salient barriers to mammography completion, and a digital navigation video explaining the rationale for and the actual mammography procedure. All study procedures are carried out remotely with no additional research visits for participants.

Primary Outcome Measure

No-show rate [ Time Frame: 6 months after randomization ]

Central Contacts

• Foluso Ademuyiwa, MD, MPH, MSCI
  314-362-5654
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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