NCT04638010

Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Underserved Texans

Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Underserved Texans: A Collaboration With the United Way's 2-1-1 Program

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,554 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study involves a partnership between UTHealth School of Public Health and the Texas 2-1-1 service, which is a helpline connecting low-income and minority callers with a number of needed services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention program in which a phone navigator intervention designed to connect 2-1-1 helpline callers to evidence-based screening and prevention services including mammography, Pap test screening, colorectal cancer screening, and HPV vaccination.

Conditions

• Cancer Prevention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cancer control navigation (CNN)	Cancer Control Navigators (CNNs) housed at 2-1-1 call centers aid callers. CNNs receive electronic summary profiles of participants assigned to navigation. Navigators call the participant, build a collaborative relationship with them, identify their needs, work with them to identify barriers to services and coordinate solutions, and provide logistic (e.g., making appointments) and emotional support. Navigation services are provided by telephone only.
BEHAVIORAL	General referral (usual care)	Information Specialists at the 2-1-1 call center provide cancer control referrals specific to participant's screening or prevention needs.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-16
• Primary completion: 2013-12-06
• Completion: 2013-12-06
• First posted: 2020-11-20
• Last updated: 2020-11-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States