NCT03317470

Addressing Unmet Basic Needs to Improve Adherence Among Women With an Abnormal Pap

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 96 (actual)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators aim to improve adherence to follow-up recommendations for an abnormal Pap and effectively reduce disparities in cervical cancer risk and disease among rural and low-income urban women.

Conditions

• Abnormal Pap Smear
• Colposcopy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Basic needs survey	-11 questions about food security, housing personal safety, neighborhood safety, childcare, and transportation
BEHAVIORAL	Life Navigator	* The life navigator will contact women identified with unmet basic needs within two business days of completing the baseline survey. * The life navigator in our study will: (1) identify and assess women's needs; (2) jointly generate solutions to address the needs; (3) develop plans to carry out the solutions, including; (4) help prioritize among multiple needs; (5) identify community resources that could help solve the problem; (6) determine eligibility for services; (7) help women access available resources by scheduling appointments and provide appointment reminders; (8) prepare women to interact with service agencies and/or act as an advocate on their behalf; (9) provide instrumental support such as arranging transportation; (10) actively intervene to resolve barriers to basic needs solutions; (11) oversee follow-up of problem solving actions; and (12) review progress made towards resolving unmet basic needs and adapt solutions accordingly.
OTHER	Follow-up survey	-5 questions about the acceptability of the basic needs survey
OTHER	Follow-up survey (phase II participants only)	-7 questions about the effectiveness of the life navigator

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-08-29
• Primary completion: 2018-12-09
• Completion: 2018-12-09
• First posted: 2017-10-23
• Last updated: 2019-01-04

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States