Project CONTINUITY: Promoting Evidence-Based Cancer Screening Among Underserved Women

Last updated: July 22, 2024
Sponsor: University of Florida
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Cervical Cancer

Uterine Disorders

Treatment

Participant Choice of Standard of Care in-clinic Pap-test

Participant Choice of HPV Self-Test

Survey: Participant cancer history and cervical cancer prevention/screening knowledge

Clinical Study ID

NCT05390567
IRB202200613
OCR41931
  • Ages 25-65
  • Female
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Project CONTINUITY (Connecting You to Care in the Community) was developed to increase adherence to cervical cancer screening regimens from initial screening to needed follow-up care by (1) providing personalized approaches to improve adherence through the combined use of patient choice for the initial screening method (Pap/HPV co-testing vs. HPV self-test collection), community clinical navigators and community health workers (CHWs), customized messages and support for patient portal access for test results and (2) implementing strategies to address social determinants of health (SDoH) that may influence an individual's ability to adhere to the screening regimen, with an initial focus on removing transportation barriers through the use of a mobile outreach clinics (MOC).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Using the American Cancer Society (ACS) screening recommendations, adults 25 to 65will be eligible.

  2. Assigned sex at birth is female

  3. No previous history of cervical cancer

  4. No previous history of a hysterectomy

  5. Not currently pregnant (self-report)

  6. Not currently menstruating*

  7. Have not used any vaginal products (e.g., oil-based lubricants, antifungal, anddouches) in prior 2 days*. Use of vaginal contraceptives, condoms and water-basedlubricants are allowed.

  8. Have not given birth in the prior 12 weeks*

  9. Self-report they have not undergone cancer screening in the past 4 years or more ORreport being past due according to provider recommended screening schedule.

  10. Self-report of using the MOC in the past, no current usual source of care OR usualsource of care is a non-UFH provider and/or cervical cancer screening is notaccessible through that provider

  11. Reside in census tracts where the Mobile Outreach Clinic travels.

  12. Have a mobile phone or access to a mobile phone that can be used to receive messagesor a valid email address.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • For patients who are excluded for criterion 6, 7, and 8, the outreach team (community clinical navigator and CHW) will ask the participant if they can bere-contacted for potential future study eligibility assessment. If the participantagrees, the navigator or CHW will collect contact information to re-contact theparticipant at a later (pre-determined) date up to 20 weeks later for eligibilityscreening.

Study Design

Total Participants: 800
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Participant Choice of Standard of Care in-clinic Pap-test
Phase:
Study Start date:
June 07, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
May 01, 2025

Study Description

The purpose of this pilot project is to gather information about the extent to which women residing in high SEV neighborhoods who choose HPV self-sampling relative to in-clinic Pap/HPV testing adhere to the cancer screening continuum steps, for which they are eligible. The women will self-select into HPV self-sampling versus in-clinic Pap/HPV testing combined with follow-up telephone calls and text messages from community clinical navigators and CHWs.

The research components of this study involve: 1) offering women the opportunity to complete the HPV self-test in a non-clinical setting to be returned via a mailer or handed to the community clinical navigator or CHW and 2) asking women to respond to questions about their cancer history and knowledge of cervical cancer prevention and screening. All other components of this study are part of clinical care. All other planned activities align with clinically based recommendations and guidelines (e.g., follow-up for colposcopy for + Paps)

Connect with a study center

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida 32610
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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