Clinical trial · Interventional
Sexual Health Empowerment for Cervical Health Literacy and Cancer Prevention
NCT02128659CI-TRIAL-00038914SHE ProjectcompletedN/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)
The purpose of this study is to learn if a cervical health literacy program is a practical and helpful way of improving women's cervical health knowledge and improving cancer screening behaviors, and ultimately preventing cervical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHE Project | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SHE Project
- description
- Receives SHE Project Intervention during Week 1 of enrollment
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: SHE Project
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Wait-List Control
- description
- Receive SHE Project intervention during Week 2 of Enrollment
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: SHE Project
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Effectiveness of sexual health empowerment (SHE Project) intervention
- timeFrame
- Change from Baseline to 5 days
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women sentenced or anticipate a sentence of one year or less * Ability to follow participants post-jail release * Able to read and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Women who have been treated for cervical cancer with procedures that would obviate the need for regular screening * Exhibit severe psychological distress
References
Publications (9)
- BACKGROUNDPickett ML, Allison M, Twist K, Klemp JR, Ramaswamy M. Breast Cancer Risk Among Women in Jail. Biores Open Access. 2018 Sep 20;7(1):139-144. doi: 10.1089/biores.2018.0018. eCollection 2018. PMID 30250761
- BACKGROUNDKelly PJ, Emerson A, Fair C, Ramaswamy M. Assessing fidelity: balancing methodology and reality in jail interventions. BMC Womens Health. 2018 Jul 23;18(1):127. doi: 10.1186/s12905-018-0617-x. PMID 30037333
- BACKGROUNDEmerson AM. Narrative Inquiry Into Shelter-Seeking by Women With a History of Repeated Incarceration: Research and Nursing Practice Implications. ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2018 Jul/Sep;41(3):260-274. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000216. PMID 29901467
- BACKGROUNDEmerson AM. Strategizing and Fatalizing: Self and Other in the Trauma Narratives of Justice-Involved Women. Qual Health Res. 2018 May;28(6):873-887. doi: 10.1177/1049732318758634. Epub 2018 Feb 24. PMID 29478403
- BACKGROUNDKelly PJ, Ramaswamy M. Closing the cervical cancer disparity gap. Public Health Nurs. 2017 May;34(3):195-196. doi: 10.1111/phn.12336. No abstract available. PMID 28493356
- BACKGROUNDRamaswamy M, Lee J, Wickliffe J, Allison M, Emerson A, Kelly PJ. Impact of a brief intervention on cervical health literacy: A waitlist control study with jailed women. Prev Med Rep. 2017 Apr 5;6:314-321. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.04.003. eCollection 2017 Jun. PMID 28435785
- BACKGROUNDKelly PJ, Hunter J, Daily EB, Ramaswamy M. Challenges to Pap Smear Follow-up among Women in the Criminal Justice System. J Community Health. 2017 Feb;42(1):15-20. doi: 10.1007/s10900-016-0225-3. PMID 27449030
- BACKGROUNDRamaswamy M, Kelly PJ. "The Vagina is a Very Tricky Little Thing Down There": Cervical Health Literacy among Incarcerated Women. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2015 Nov;26(4):1265-85. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2015.0130.