Developing Screening Clinical Breast Examination Implementation Strategies in South Africa

Last updated: November 17, 2025
Sponsor: Yale University
Overall Status: Completed

Phase

N/A

Condition

Cancer

Breast Cancer

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT06233383
2000036834
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The goal of this observational study is to engage with multilevel stakeholders to collaboratively and to systematically develop a suite of strategies for implementing breast cancer screening using clinical breast examination (CBE) in the primary health centers within the catchment area of Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital (Bara Hospital), Johannesburg, South Africa.

The main questions it aims to answer are: What barriers and facilitators exist to conducting screening CBE in Soweto's primary care setting and what implementation strategies would support CBE in primary care clinics?

Participants will:

  • Allow observation of study clinic workflows

  • Participate in focus group discussions regarding screening CBE implementation

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

In order to be eligible for inclusion in the focus group discussions held with screening CBE "adopters" and "implementers," an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Be an employee or volunteer working at a participating PHC OR Be an employee or volunteer working at South Africa's National Department of Health OR Be an employee or volunteer working with a non-governmental organization that performs breast cancer related activities within the catchment area of a participating PHC

  2. Be willing to commit to keeping the content of focus group discussions confidential

In order to be eligible for inclusion in the focus group discussions held with screening CBE "recipients," an individual must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Be female

  2. Be between the ages of 40 and 65 years

  3. Be living within the catchment area of a participating PHC

  4. Be willing to commit to keeping the content of focus group discussions confidential

Study Design

Total Participants: 80
Study Start date:
June 01, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
June 01, 2025

Connect with a study center

  • University of Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences

    Johannesburg,
    South Africa

    Site Not Available

  • University of Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences

    Johannesburg 993800,
    South Africa

    Site Not Available

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