Clinical trial · Interventional
Use of SMSs to Improve Attendance to Cervical Cancer Follow-up Screening
Text Messages to Increase Attendance to Follow-up Cervical Cancer Screening Appointments Among HPV Positive Tanzanian Women (Connected2Care)
NCT02509702CI-TRIAL-00055710completedN/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)
This study evaluates the effect of the SMS intervention 'Connected2Care' on the attendance rate to cervical cancer screening follow-up appointments.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connected to Care | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Connected to Care
- description
- The SMS intervention will consist of 15 text messages that will be sent to the intervention group over a period of 10 months. There will be two types of text messages: (1) educational text messages; and (2) SMS reminders for the follow-up appointment.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Connected to Care
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- The control group will receive standard care, which is a follow-up appointment at 14 months written on an appointment card.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Effect of SMS intervention on attendance rate to follow-up screening appointment
- timeFrame
- up to 14 months
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 25 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Informed consent * HPV positive * Age 25 - 60 years * Private mobile phone Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant on day of enrolment * Menstruating on day of enrolment * Hysterectomy * Diagnosed with cervical pre-cancer within past 12 months * Diagnosed with cervical cancer * Invalid mobile phone number * Unreachable when trying to convey HPV positive result
References
Publications (5)
- BACKGROUNDLinde DS, Andersen MS, Mwaiselage JD, Manongi R, Kjaer SK, Rasch V. Text messages to increase attendance to follow-up cervical cancer screening appointments among HPV-positive Tanzanian women (Connected2Care): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Nov 21;18(1):555. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-2215-x. PMID 29162148
- DERIVEDLokke KF, Rasch V, Mwaiselage J, Gammeltoft T, Linde DS. Acceptability of text messages and knowledge change for cervical cancer screening: a Tanzanian mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2022 Sep 19;12(9):e058450. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058450. PMID 36123109
- DERIVEDPalmer MJ, Henschke N, Villanueva G, Maayan N, Bergman H, Glenton C, Lewin S, Fonhus MS, Tamrat T, Mehl GL, Free C. Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving sexual and reproductive health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 14;8(8):CD013680. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013680. PMID 32779730
- DERIVEDLinde DS, Andersen MS, Mwaiselage J, Manongi R, Kjaer SK, Rasch V. Effectiveness of One-Way Text Messaging on Attendance to Follow-Up Cervical Cancer Screening Among Human Papillomavirus-Positive Tanzanian Women (Connected2Care): Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2020 Apr 2;22(4):e15863. doi: 10.2196/15863. PMID 32238335
- DERIVEDLinde DS, Rasch V, Mwaiselage JD, Gammeltoft TM. Competing needs: a qualitative study of cervical cancer screening attendance among HPV-positive women in Tanzania. BMJ Open. 2019 Feb 27;9(2):e024011. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024011. PMID 30819704