Clinical trial · Interventional
Behavioral Intervention Study for Better Breast and Cervical Cancer Control for Korean American Women
Better Breast and Cervical Cancer Control for Korean American Women
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The long-term goal of this study is to build a sustainable,community-based outreach program using Korean American community health workers (CHWs) to promote breast and cervical screening among Korean American women, thereby reducing related morbidity and mortality. The study is designed to determine the effectiveness of a health literacy-focused tailored breast and cervical cancer control intervention delivered by CHWs. The investigators hypothesized that, compared to KA women in the delayed intervention group, KA women who receive a health literacy-focused CHW intervention will demonstrate: (1) higher levels of adherence to screening for breast and cervical cancer, (2) greater levels of health literacy, (3) higher levels of breast and cervical cancer knowledge, and (4) improve decisional balance.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | Malignant Breast Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health literacy, health message | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Health Literacy
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Health literacy, health message
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Number of participants who adhere to mammography and Papanicolaou(Pap) test screening guidelines
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- The primary outcome variables are self-reported receipt of, or intention to obtain mammography and/or Pap test. Self-reported intention as an outcome variable has been a common practice in the screening literature, since it has been found to be the best predictor of actual screening behavior.Number of participants who adhere to mammography and Pap test during 6 months period will be the primary outcomes.
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Health belief score about breast & cervical cancer
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
- Maximum age
- 65 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. age 21-65 years 2. self-identified as a KA woman 3. no mammogram and Pap test within the last 18 months 4. able to read and write Korean or English 5. willing to provide written study consent 6. willingness to provide written consent to allow the researchers to audit medical records for mammography and Pap test use. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Potential participants with a cancer diagnosis, an acute and/or terminal condition 2. Psychiatric diagnosis (e.g., schizophrenia or cognitive impairment), or other conditions 3. Women who have undergone hysterectomy
References
Publications (5)
- DERIVEDKim K, Kim S, Gallo JJ, Nolan MT, Han HR. Decision making about Pap test use among Korean immigrant women: A qualitative study. Health Expect. 2017 Aug;20(4):685-695. doi: 10.1111/hex.12507. Epub 2016 Sep 30. PMID 27687295
- DERIVEDChoi E, Heo GJ, Song Y, Han HR. Community Health Worker Perspectives on Recruitment and Retention of Recent Immigrant Women in a Randomized Clinical Trial. Fam Community Health. 2016 Jan-Mar;39(1):53-61. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000089. PMID 26605955
- DERIVEDKim J, Huh BY, Han HR. Correlates of misperception of breast cancer risk among Korean-American Women. Women Health. 2016 Aug-Sep;56(6):634-49. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2015.1118722. Epub 2015 Nov 18. PMID 26580449
- DERIVEDSchuster AL, Frick KD, Huh BY, Kim KB, Kim M, Han HR. Economic evaluation of a community health worker-led health literacy intervention to promote cancer screening among Korean American women. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 May;26(2):431-40. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0050. PMID 25913341
- DERIVEDHan HR, Huh B, Kim MT, Kim J, Nguyen T. Development and validation of the assessment of health literacy in breast and cervical cancer screening. J Health Commun. 2014;19 Suppl 2(0 2):267-84. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2014.936569. PMID 25315598