Community-based Intervention for Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in Nepal

NCT03808064 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: ADS18
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 690
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) led community-based educational intervention through home visits increasing cervical cancer screening uptake.

Conditions

Cervical Cancer Screening

Keywords

Cervical cancer screening; Community health worker; Community-based; Female community health volunteers; Non-communicable diseases; Randomized controlled trial; Nepal

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The increase in the number of participants attending cervical cancer screening after education intervention

  The effect of Female Community Health Volunteers led community based educational intervention through home visits for increasing cervical cancer screening uptake will be evaluated by comparing the baseline with follow up study.

  One year

Study Arms (2)

Intervention arm

EXPERIMENTAL

After randomization, the FCHVs in the intervention arm will receive training, health education materials and a recording register. After receiving training, they will educate women of their respective ward on cervical cancer screening and prevention through home visits and maintain records in their service register.

Behavioral: FCHV home visit

Control arm

NO INTERVENTION

There won't be any intervention in the control arm.

Interventions

FCHV home visit BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral: FCHV visit Female Community Health Volunteer will visit selected households 3 times a year for providing health promotion messages Other Name: FCHV Home Visit

Intervention arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 60 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• All women of age group 30-60 years who were recruited in the COBIN Wave I survey

You may not qualify if:

• Women who are not able to give consent
• Severely ill,
• Pregnant or less than 6 weeks after delivery,
• Who is already diagnosed with cervical pre-cancer and cancer
• With a history of total hysterectomy
• Who are reluctant to participate in the study or unable to complete the interview

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Aarhus: lead

Study Sites (1)

Nepal Development Society

Pokhara, Gandaki, 33700, Nepal

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Dhoj Shrestha A, Gyawali B, Shrestha A, Shrestha S, Neupane D, Ghimire S, Campbell C, Kallestrup P. Effect of a female community health volunteer-delivered intervention to increase cervical cancer screening uptake in Nepal: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Aug 12;29:101948. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101948. eCollection 2022 Oct.

  PMID: 36161136 DERIVED

• Shrestha AD, Neupane D, Ghimire S, Campbell C, Kallestrup P. Community-based intervention for cervical cancer screening uptake in a semi-urban area of Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal (COBIN-C): study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Jan 26;22(1):94. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05049-3.

  PMID: 33499911 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Noncommunicable Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Aamod D Shrestha, MPH

  Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD Fellow

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 10, 2019
• First Posted: January 17, 2019
• Study Start: April 17, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 26, 2020
• Study Completion: December 26, 2020
• Last Updated: December 17, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NE (1)