Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Non-adherent Women

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

This randomized study compares the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of 3 proven methods of reaching out to women who are coming due for or who are overdue for a mammogram. The study originally embedded in a community healthcare plan and an associated community clinic, now accepts patients using the community clinic and 3 other health care plans. The study makes use of a complex computer driven reminder system. The study also will examine ways to improve the efficiency and sequencing of the interventions by identifying patient factors associated with intervention effectiveness.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01332032

Run by

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

People needed

36348

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-01

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 84. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• women aged 40 through 84 years old
• in the Fallon Community Health Plan, Blue Cross, Tufts or Harvard Pilgrim health plans for 18 or more months
• has a current Reliant Medical Group (formerly called Fallon Clinic) primary care provider
• has working telephone

You may not qualify if…

• significant cognitive impairment
• serious illness, precluding screening
• bilateral mastectomy
• life expectancy less than 5 years

Where it is running

• Reliant Medical Group — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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