NCT03162887

Educational Module and Decision Counseling Program in Increasing Mammography Screening Rates in Formerly Homeless Women With Serious Mental Illness

Mammogram Decision Support for Formerly Homeless Women With Serious Mental Illness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 23 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well an educational module and decision counseling program works in increasing mammography screening rates in formerly homeless women with serious mental illness. An educational module and decision counseling program may be an effective tool and have the potential to help with early detection and treatment.

Detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. Increase mammography screening rates in women age 40 and over with experiences of homelessness and serious mental illness (SMI). II. Increase knowledge, decease psychological distress, and advance decision stage and intention to get a mammogram in study participants.

Conditions

• Breast - Female

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Educational Intervention	Receive a research team member-led breast cancer and mammogram educational module
OTHER	Counseling	Undergo a web-based decision counseling session
OTHER	Informational Intervention	Receive a "next steps" document

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-06
• Primary completion: 2014-07-12
• Completion: 2016-08-11
• First posted: 2017-05-22
• Last updated: 2025-05-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States