NCT06277141

The Vitality Mammography Messaging Study

The Vitality Mammography Study - Testing the Effectiveness of a Booking Platform on Receipt of Screening Mammography - a Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 7,655 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Ltd · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators will be conducting a randomized controlled trial amongst members of a Wellness Program to test receipt of mammogram using the Whatsapp social media platform and testing various messages.

Detailed description

The investigators will be conducting a randomised control trial to test the efficacy of WhatsApp messages to increase receipt of mammography amongst eligible women who are members of the Vitality health promotion programme and are also on the Discovery Health Medical Scheme. The study will test a message that 1) has a link to a platform created by the Radiology Society of South Africa which allow members to select a range of practices to book a mammogram, against 2) a message that gives names and telephone numbers of Radiology practices in a 5 km radius of the members home address, against 3) a group with a link to an online platform as well as telephone numbers of radiology practices, against 4) a group where a standard message reminding to go for mammogram will be sent, but without names and telephone numbers of the radiology practices, against 5) a control group where no messages relating to mammography will be sent.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer Female

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Standard message	Participants will receive standard messaging based on the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) recommendation on breast cancer screening and a reminder to screen for breast cancer.
BEHAVIORAL	Radiology booking site link.	Participants will receive a reminder to screen for breast cancer with a direct online link to a radiology practice booking site.
BEHAVIORAL	Radiology practice telephone numbers	Participants will receive a reminder to screen for breast cancer together with a list and telephone numbers of radiology practices
BEHAVIORAL	Radiology site link and telephone numbers	Participants will receive a reminder to screen for breast cancer with a direct online link to a radiology practice booking site and a list and telephone numbers of radiology practices

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-27
• Primary completion: 2024-02-29
• Completion: 2024-03-31
• First posted: 2024-02-26
• Last updated: 2025-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Africa