Early Detection of Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer in Women in India

Early Detection of Common Cancers in Women in India

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00632047

Enrollment

151538

Registered

2008-03-10

Start date

1998-05-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2013-08-26

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Conditions

Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer

Keywords

breast cancer, cervical cancer

Brief summary

RATIONALE: Health education programs and screening methods, such as clinical breast examination and examination of the cervix, may help reduce the number of women who develop breast cancer and cervical cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying the early detection of breast cancer and cervical cancer in women in India.

Detailed description

OBJECTIVES: * To investigate the effectiveness of well planned health education programs (HEP) and low-cost screening methods (e.g., clinical breast examination \[CBE\] and visual inspection of the cervix painted with 4% acetic acid \[VIA\]) in down-staging and reducing the incidence of and mortality due to breast and cervical cancer. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. * Arm I (intervention): Participants undergo intervention comprising health education programs (HEP), clinical breast examination (CBE), and visual inspection of the cervix painted with 4% acetic acid (VIA) every 2 years for up to 8 years. Participants also undergo active surveillance over 8 years. * Arm II (control): Participants receive one HEP. Participants also undergo active surveillance over 8 years.

Interventions

OTHERactive surveillance

OTHEReducational intervention

PROCEDUREexamination

PROCEDURElong-term screening

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

35 Years to 64 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Resides in 1 of 20 geographically defined clusters within the slums of Mumbai, India PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Effectiveness of well planned health education programs and low-cost screening methods (e.g., clinical breast exam and visual inspection of the cervix) in reducing the incidence of and mortality due to breast and cervical cancer	—

Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 10, 2026