Mobile Health (mHealth) Black Women With Breast Cancer
Piloting the Acceptability of a Culturally Tailored Evidence-Based mHealth Intervention for Low-Income Black Women With Breast Cancer
1 other identifier
interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This research study will test whether a series of video clips with breast cancer information improves knowledge of breast cancer, breast cancer treatment and living with breast cancer. Questionnaires will be completed to learn if the videos are helpful and pleasant to watch.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Jul 2015
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 29, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 4, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2016
CompletedJanuary 16, 2017
January 1, 2017
1.4 years
May 29, 2015
January 13, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Breast Cancer Knowledge
Breast cancer knowledge will be assessed using the Knowledge subscales of the Breast Cancer Surgery Decision Quality Instrument, short version 2 (BCS-DQI, SV2) developed by Massachusetts General Hospital. The knowledge subscale has twelve multiple choice or fill in the blank items about breast cancer, treatment options, recurrence, survival and side effects.
Baseline assessment (Week 1) to post-intervention assessment (Week 10)
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Perceived Involvement in Care Scale
Baseline assessment (Week 1) to post-intervention assessment (Week 10)
Perceived Stress Scale
Baseline assessment (Week 1) to post-intervention assessment (Week 10)
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B)
Baseline assessment (Week 1) to post-intervention assessment (Week 10)
Acceptability
Baseline assessment (Week 1) to post-intervention assessment (Week 10)
Study Arms (1)
mHealth Intervention
EXPERIMENTALEach week for 10 weeks, participants will receive two text messages on their cell phone. The first text message will contain a link to a culturally tailored, informational video clip about living with breast cancer. The second text message that provides a supportive message about the video content.
Interventions
Ten, short, engaging, entertaining and culturally relevant videos delivered to participants' cell phones provide breast cancer health information.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age: 21 years or older
- Race/Ethnicity: Black from any cultural background (e.g., African American, Caribbean Islander, Haitian, Black Hispanic, etc.)
- Diagnosed with breast cancer stages 0-III in the past 6 months
- Life Expectancy: ≥12 months
- Income: at or below 200% of the federal poverty line
- Have access to a cellphone
- Able to receive text messages on cell phone
- Able to view video clips on cell phone.
You may not qualify if:
- Previous diagnosis of any type of cancer
- Conditions or behaviors likely to affect the conduct of the trial: unwilling or unable to give informed consent; unable to understand spoken English at the 8th grade level; unwilling to travel to University of Florida Health Shands hospital or HealthStreet for baseline and follow-up assessment appointments; inpatient psychiatric treatment for major psychiatric disorder in the past year; substance use disorder in the past year; and other conditions which in the opinion of study staff would adversely affect participation in the trial.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UF Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nicole Ennis Whitehead, PhD
University of Florida
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 29, 2015
First Posted
June 4, 2015
Study Start
July 1, 2015
Primary Completion
December 1, 2016
Study Completion
December 1, 2016
Last Updated
January 16, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-01