Clinical trial · Observational
Mammography Reminders for Encouraging Women to Undergo Regular Mammography Screenings for Breast Cancer
Finding the M.I.N.C. for Mammography Maintenance
NCT01148875CI-TRIAL-00020580completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
RATIONALE: Mammography reminders may encourage women to undergo regular mammography screenings for breast cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying three different mammography reminder interventions to compare how well they work in encouraging women to undergo regular mammography screenings for breast cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
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 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mammography appointment reminders; telephone counseling | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Mammography Adherence
- timeFrame
- 12 months
- description
- The primary study objective was to identify the minimal intervention needed for sustained mammography adherence over 4 years. Average cumulative number of days non-adherent to mammography over 4 years based on annual screening guidelines. Claims data (monthly mammography claims information were reviewed to determine women's adherence status) and self-report (during annual telephone interviews, women were asked to confirm dates of their most recent and prior mammograms, based on claims data) were used to determine dates of screening.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
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Inclusion criteria: 1. Women members of The North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan (SHP) 2. Age 40-75 3. Enrolled with the SHP for at least 24 months, not covered by COBRA or Medicare primary 4. Based on claims data, women will have had their last mammogram 6-8 months ago so reminders will arrive 2 months prior to due date for next mammogram. Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to speak and understand English. We lack the resources to adapt the intervention appropriate for non-English speakers. Moreover, we do not know if the interventions lend themselves to cultural translation. We regard this as a next logical research activity. 2. Have breast cancer or have some other illness that precludes participation. Women diagnosed with breast cancer before the study are ineligible; their screening schedules are consistent with recommendations for the general population. However, if women develop breast cancer during the study, we would ask them a reduced set of questions. We selected age 75 as the upper limit, because there are too few women over age 75 to permit meaningful statistical analysis (\<100 women in all). The SHP is largely a working population. We wish that it were possible both to include and analyze women older than age 75. This is a limitation of the population we have selected.
References
Publications (12)
- BACKGROUNDLipkus, I.M., Klein, W.M.P., Skinner, C.S., Rimer, B.K. (2005) Breast Cancer Risk Perceptions and Breast Cancer Worry: What Predicts What? Journal of Risk Research, 8(5): 439-452.
- BACKGROUNDRimer BK, Gierisch JM. Public education and cancer control. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2005 Nov;21(4):286-95. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2005.06.003. PMID 16293517
- BACKGROUNDRimer, B.K. and Kreuter, M.W. (2006). Advancing Tailored Health Communication: A Persuasion and Message Effects Perspective. Journal of Communication, (56): S184-S201.
- BACKGROUNDGierisch JM, Reiter PL, Rimer BK, Brewer NT. Standard definitions of adherence for infrequent yet repeated health behaviors. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Nov-Dec;34(6):669-79. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.34.6.4. PMID 20604693
- RESULTDeFrank JT, Bowling JM, Rimer BK, Gierisch JM, Skinner CS. Triangulating differential nonresponse by race in a telephone survey. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Jul;4(3):A60. Epub 2007 Jun 15. PMID 17572964
- RESULTO'Neill SC, Bowling JM, Brewer NT, Lipkus IM, Skinner CS, Strigo TS, Rimer BK. Intentions to maintain adherence to mammography. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2008 Sep;17(7):1133-41. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0600. PMID 18657041
- RESULTDeFrank JT, Rimer BK, Gierisch JM, Bowling JM, Farrell D, Skinner CS. Impact of mailed and automated telephone reminders on receipt of repeat mammograms: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jun;36(6):459-67. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.032. Epub 2009 Apr 11. PMID 19362800
- RESULTGierisch JM, O'Neill SC, Rimer BK, DeFrank JT, Bowling JM, Skinner CS. Factors associated with annual-interval mammography for women in their 40s. Cancer Epidemiol. 2009 Jul;33(1):72-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cdp.2009.03.001. Epub 2009 May 29.