Interventional Program Educates, Identifies + Overcomes Barriers to Complete Screening Mammography

NCT04348123 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CASE10119
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 203
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify interventions that are designed to better serve women who are homeless, with a specific focus on increasing screening rates and decreasing late stage breast cancer diagnosis among this high-risk understudied community of women. As a result, the study team hopes to influence the broader homeless healthcare initiative

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Proportion of women agreeing to outreach educational program

  Rate of women approached who agree to enter the outreach educational program

  At intervention, an average of 30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Baseline mammogram screening rate

  At intervention, an average of 30 minutes

• Prevalence of social barriers to cancer screening

  At intervention, an average of 30 minutes

Study Arms (1)

Outreach educational program

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be given a survey to elucidate beliefs and barriers around breast health and mammography. A brief, culturally-appropriate educational session about breast health and mammography will follow and will be delivered by a female public health educator. After education, eligible women will be offered a free on-site mammogram

Other: Survey; Behavioral: Education Session

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Survey questionnaire seeks to collect data relevant to mammogram completion, barriers, and facilitators

Outreach educational program

Education Session BEHAVIORAL

After the survey, clinic staff will conduct brief, culturally-appropriate educational session about breast health and mammography delivered by a female public health educator with experience in the underserved community. Educational session will explain screening options and address common barriers

Outreach educational program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Women under age 40 who present with high risk breast cancer related symptoms or a first degree relative with breast cancer
• Have not had mammogram in the last 12 months
• Resident at a homeless shelter or transitioning housing facility.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Participant experiencing homelessness under age 40 who DO NOT present with high risk breast cancer related symptoms or a first degree relative with breast cancer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Case Comprehensive Cancer Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cleveland Clinic, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Neoplasms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Breast Diseases; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Heather Hurwitz, PhD

  Cleveland Clinic, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 13, 2020
• First Posted: April 15, 2020
• Study Start: March 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 16, 2024
• Study Completion: December 16, 2024
• Last Updated: April 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)