Clinical trial · Observational
Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Non-adherent 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)
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.
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 (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counselor Call | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Reminder Call | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Reminder Letter | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- label
- Reminder Letter
- description
- A letter sent to women reminding them that are coming due or overdue for a mammogram. It contains a reminder that their primary care provider (PCP) recommends mammography screening every 1-2 years. It urges them to call a special number to a study scheduler to get assistance scheduling a mammogram and is signed electronically by their primary care provider. Repeat "Booster" letters will be sent in subsequent years to those failing to get a mammogram.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Reminder Letter
- label
- Reminder Call
- description
- A reminder letter (as in the 1st group) is sent. If a woman does not call in to schedule a mammogram within 2 weeks, a study scheduler will call her, remind her she is coming or is overdue, remind her that her PCP recommends screening every 1-2 years and offer to schedule a mammogram for her. Repeat "Booster" letters will be sent and repeat scheduler calls made in subsequent years to those failing to get a mammogram.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Reminder Call
- label
- Counselor Call
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 40 Years
- Maximum age
- 84 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * significant cognitive impairment * serious illness, precluding screening * bilateral mastectomy * life expectancy less than 5 years
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDCostanza ME, Luckmann R, White MJ, Rosal MC, Cranos C, Reed G, Clark R, Sama S, Yood R. Design and methods for a randomized clinical trial comparing three outreach efforts to improve screening mammography adherence. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011 Jun 3;11:145. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-145. PMID 21639900