Vietnamese Women's Health Project III

NCT01704235 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: IRB00008709CPC-12122-L
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 13
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this protocol is to understand the extent of symptom perception and preventive care-seeking among Vietnamese American women and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspectives and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers and Vietnamese American women (VAW, foreign-born and United States-born). With this information, the investigators can better understand how to promote cervical cancer screening in the Vietnamese community.

Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Keywords

screening

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The extent of symptom perception

  To understand the extent of symptom perception among Vietnamese American women (foreign and United States-born) and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspective and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers. A semi-structured interview guide will be used to assess the extent of preventive care-seeking. The interview guide includes the following topics: thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's knowledge and beliefs about how cervical cancer develops, thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women and use of cancer screening tests such as cervical cancer screening for early detection/preventive health care, thoughts and experiences about Vietnamese American women's lack of familiarity with the term Pap smear or a Pap test, and thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's decision and timing to seek medical care and preventive health care.

  Duration of the study; Up to 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The extent of preventive care-seeking

  Duration of the study; Up to 1 year

Study Arms (1)

Primary health care providers

medical physicians and nurse practitioners

Other: Demographic Form and Semi-Structured Interview Guide

Interventions

Demographic Form and Semi-Structured Interview Guide OTHER

The demographic form will include the following items: age, age at immigration, years lived in the United States, Vietnamese speaking ability, and marital status. In addition for participants who are primary health care providers, the following items will be included: annual income before taxes, gender, race and ethnicity, specialty area of practice, and number of years practicing as a primary health care provider, practice setting, and country received Pap test training. A semi-structured interview guide will also be used and will include possible probing questions. A semi-structured interview guide was developed with the research team.

Primary health care providers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 21 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Potential participants will be recruited from the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan area through referrals and snowball method. Primary health care providers are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria: self-identify as currently practicing as a primary licensed independent practitioner including as a medical physician or nurse practitioner, whose service populations include Vietnamese American women, and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese. Vietnamese American women are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria: self-identify as a Vietnamese American woman, between ages 21 to 65 years old, have not had a hysterectomy, and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese.

You may qualify if:

• Primary health care providers are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria:
• self-identify as currently practicing as a primary licensed independent practitioner including as a medical physician or nurse practitioner,
• whose service populations include Vietnamese American women,
• and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese.
• Vietnamese American women are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria:
• self-identify as a Vietnamese American woman (foreign-born women who have immigrated to the United States from other countries or are United States-born),
• between ages 21 to 65 years old,
• have not had a hysterectomy,
• and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese.

You may not qualify if:

• Not a Vietnamese American woman
• Not between the ages of 21 to 65 years old
• Had a hysterectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• OHSU Knight Cancer Institute: lead
• Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): collaborator
• National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Uterine Neoplasms; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Uterine Cervical Diseases; Uterine Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases

Study Officials

• Lillian Nail, PhD

  Oregon Health and Science University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 4, 2012
• First Posted: October 11, 2012
• Study Start: November 30, 2012
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2013
• Study Completion: July 25, 2016
• Last Updated: September 30, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09

Locations

US (1)