NCT06362993

Breast Cancer Screening in Ghana

Testing Approaches to Promote Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Ghana

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 118 (actual)
• Sponsor: Penn State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study is designed to test the feasibility of two intervention on promoting early screening for breast cancer in rural Ghana. In one intervention, screening for breast cancer, diabetes and hypertension will be offered together. In another intervention, a series of sessions with men will be conducted with a goal to change gender attitudes and increase support to women. The investigators' long-term goal is to test these interventions in a large-scale randomized controlled trial. The specific aims of this feasibility study are to: 1) refine the study materials, including the curriculum for the sessions with men, by consulting with an expert advisory committee and a local committee, and 2) determine the feasibility of the two interventions in four clinic zones in Yilo-Krobo district in eastern Ghana (1 clinic in control, 1 clinic in the first intervention, and 2 in the second intervention). This trial registration is for the second specific aim.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer Female

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Bundling	Education on and screening for diabetes and hypertension offered together with education and screening for breast cancer.
OTHER	MEGH	Education on breast cancer and discussion sessions to male partners to change men's gender attitudes and behaviors.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-18
• Primary completion: 2025-03-15
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2024-04-12
• Last updated: 2025-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ghana