Clinical trial · Interventional
Potlako: A Programmatic Intervention to Improve Access to Timely Oncology Care
Potlako: A Programmatic Multi-facility Level Intervention to Improve Access to Timely Oncology Care in Botswana
- 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)
Diagnostic and treatment delays contribute substantially to disparities in cancer morbidity and mortality between low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) and high-income countries. Individuals present with advanced stage disease resulting in minimal chance for cure or long-term survival. The Potlako project will implement and evaluate a multifaceted intervention to test the hypothesis that a package of enhanced coordination of care including an electronic messaging, transportation support, and training targeted at generalist clinicians at primary and secondary level facilities, can reduce time to diagnosis and stage at diagnosis for HIV-infected individuals with cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Disparity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| HIV | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potlako intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Kweneng East District
- description
- Patient presenting with possible cancer symptoms/sign to a clinic or hospital in Kweneng East District during study period.
- interventionNames
- Other: Potlako intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- All other districts
- description
- Patient presenting with possible cancer symptoms/sign to a clinic or hospital in all other districts of Botswana (or Kweneng East prior to implementation of intervention).
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Cancer stage
- timeFrame
- 1 day visit
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Citizen of Botswana * Suspected or diagnosed cancer Exclusion Criteria: * Involuntary incarceration
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDTapela NM, Peluso MJ, Kohler RE, Setlhako II, Botebele K, Gabegwe K, Nkele I, Narasimhamurthy M, Mmalane M, Grover S, Barak T, Shulman LN, Lockman S, Dryden-Peterson S. A Step Toward Timely Referral and Early Diagnosis of Cancer: Implementation and Impact on Knowledge of a Primary Care-Based Training Program in Botswana. Front Oncol. 2018 May 29;8:187. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00187. eCollection 2018. PMID 29896450