Adherence to Preventive Care for Cervical Cancer

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Cervical Cancer, Cervical Precancer, Adherence

In brief

In the United States, the highest incidence of cervical cancer occurs in inner city urban centers, rural areas, the deep South, Appalachia and the U.S.-Mexico border. The goal of this study is to study predictors of adherence among patients seeking care at an inner city medical center in New York City and the U.S. Mexico border for cervical cancer prevention, namely, Pap smears and colposcopy exams.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02406391

Run by

Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center

People needed

400

Starts

2015-04-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-10

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• women who are at least 21 years old
• are seeking care for a Pap smear exam
• are seeking care for a colposcopy exam for the first time
• are not pregnant by self-report
• are able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• women who do not meet the above eligibility criteria
• women who have no prior history of a hysterectomy
• women who have previously participated in this study

Where it is running

• Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States
• University of Texas at El Paso — El Paso, Texas, United States
• Texas Tech University Health Science Center — El Paso, Texas, United States

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