Cervical Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Papanicolaou test, Cervical cancer screening, Randomized controlled trial, Faith-placed, Appalachia
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a faith-placed lay health advisor intervention is effective in increasing use of Pap smears among middle-aged and older Appalachian women.
Detailed description
Project development relied on principles of community based participatory research. Participants were recruited from faith institutions in four distressed Appalachian Kentucky counties. Investigators at the University of Kentucky worked closely with local staff who implemented study procedures in the field.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLay health advisor visits and newsletter
The focus of the intervention was on reducing participants' self-identified barriers to obtaining Pap tests.
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Nancy Schoenberg
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
40 Years to 64 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Outside of cervical cancer screening guidelines at the time of study initiation * Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* History of cervical cancer * History of hysterectomy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of participants self-reporting receipt of Pap test | One month post-intervention | This measure is obtained at multiple timepoints during the study, but as the primary outcome it will be analyzed at the timepoint one month following the Early Intervention group's completion of the intervention. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed