Clinical trial · Interventional
Community Awareness Resources and Education - Project 1
Reducing Cervical Cancer in Appalachia
NCT01172561CI-TRIAL-00064941CAREcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.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)
To increase early detection of cervical cancer by increasing the proportion of Appalachian women, age 18 and older, who receive Pap smears at appropriate intervals and return for follow-up care when necessary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay Health Advisor Education Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual Care Group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care Group
- description
- All women over age 18 encouraged to obtain Pap smears appropriate for their risk profile, the comparison arm included a low-literacy brochure to encourage women to receive screening. The brochure was designed to answer basic questions about Pap smears and provide instructions on how to obtain a Pap smear.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Usual Care Group
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Lay Health Advisor Intervention
- description
- The Lay Health Advisor education intervention - The intervention consisted of an intensive, reinforced, one on one, interactive ed. program (an initial meeting, then 2 calls and a series of 4 postcards mailed at regular intervals and a 2nd visit. Woman were enrolled for about 12 to 14 months.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Lay Health Advisor Education Intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * women age 18 and older * who have visited participating clinics during the last two years and * who consider themselves to be a current patient of that clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Not a resident of the selected Ohio Appalachia county * Under the age of 18
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDPaskett ED, McLaughlin JM, Lehman AM, Katz ML, Tatum CM, Oliveri JM. Evaluating the efficacy of lay health advisors for increasing risk-appropriate Pap test screening: a randomized controlled trial among Ohio Appalachian women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 May;20(5):835-43. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0880. Epub 2011 Mar 23. PMID 21430302