Technology and Health Communication in Improving Health Outcomes in Patients Scheduled for Mammography
Text for Health: Integrating Technology and Health Communication to Improve Health Outcomes (Part 2 of 2)
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interventional
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Brief Summary
This pilot clinical trial studies how well technology and health communication works in improving health outcomes in patients scheduled for mammography screening. The Mobile Mammography Screening Program provides a vital health service and it is important that all women scheduled for an appointment show-up to be screened. Technology and health communication may help decrease no-show rates among patients scheduled for mammography screening.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2014
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 5, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 28, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 27, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 2, 2020
CompletedMarch 2, 2020
February 1, 2020
8 months
February 27, 2020
February 28, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in no-show rate pre- and post-intervention
The change (or lack of change) in the corporate sites? no-show rate will be compared to the change (or lack of change) in the community sites? no-show rate. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the results.
Baseline to up to 1 year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Acceptability of using text messaging as a reminder: survey
Up to 1 year
Study Arms (1)
Health Services Research (text message reminder)
EXPERIMENTALPatients receive 1-2 text messages a few weeks before and 1 text message 24 hours before their mammography screening appointment. Patients also receive a phone call reminder as per standard practice.
Interventions
Receive text message reminders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Appointment is at a participating location
- Has a cell phone that can send and receive text messages
- Agrees to receive the text messages
- Can read either English or Spanish
- Not yet sent text messages to 100 patients in community or corporate sites
- Scheduled at least 1 week prior to the appointment date
- PATIENTS FOR FOLLOW UP: come to their scheduled appointment
- PATIENTS FOR FOLLOW UP: received the text message reminders
- PATIENTS FOR FOLLOW UP: can read either English or Spanish
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Fox Chase Cancer Centerlead
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)collaborator
Study Sites (1)
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19111, United States
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nestor Esnaola
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 27, 2020
First Posted
March 2, 2020
Study Start
March 5, 2014
Primary Completion
October 28, 2014
Study Completion
October 1, 2017
Last Updated
March 2, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-02