Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening Through the Advocacy of Screened Women

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

143 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-30

Study Completion Date

2022-04-25

Brief Summary

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This study pilots a 7-session group intervention among 40 screened women, 20 of whom will be randomly assigned to take part in the intervention, and 20 to the wait-list control. Assessments will be administered at baseline and month 6 to index participants as well as up to three unscreened female social network members of each index participant (up to 120 total). The primary outcome is CC screening among participating social network members.

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Detailed Description

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Cervical cancer (CC) is the most common cancer and accounts for \~25% of all cancer related deaths among women in Uganda, which has one of the highest incidence rates in the world. Adding to the burden is the general lack of knowledge about, and social stigma towards CC and its screening in Uganda, where lifetime CC screening is estimated to be as low as 5%. There is a dire need to increase CC screening in Uganda to ensure timely and lifesaving treatment, as well as the need to enhance the capacity to conduct behavioral and health services research related to CC and other stigmatizing conditions among local researchers and service providers. Accordingly, the proposed intervention pilot study seeks to (1) empower women who have been screened for CC, to advocate for CC screening and early treatment among women in their social networks, and (2) engage and train local public health researchers and programmers. The proposed intervention draws on theories of social diffusion, cognitive consistency, and social influence, and the investigator's recently developed and tested group intervention that mobilized people living with HIV in Uganda to successfully act as change agents for HIV prevention within their social networks. The intervention actively targets internalized stigma, disclosure decision making, healthy living, and advocacy communication skills. This study will pilot the intervention among 40 screened women, 20 of whom will be randomly assigned to take part in the intervention, and 20 to the wait-list control. Assessments will be administered at baseline and month 6 to index participants as well as up to three unscreened female social network members of each index participant (up to 120 total). The primary outcome is CC screening among participating social network members. The primary aims of the study are to assess the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the group intervention to promote CC screening and treatment; identify characteristics associated with successful advocacy; and increase local capacity for conducting public health research on CC control and use of social network-based intervention and measurement methods.

Conditions

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Cervical Cancer Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

randomized controlled trial of parallel groups

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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intervention

7-sesson group intervention that uses dyadic instruction, role playing and group sharing and discussion to reduce internalized stigma, improve disclosure decision making and healthy living, and teach advocacy skills

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

WOMEN FIGHTING TO STOP CERVICAL CANCER

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The group intervention draws on theories of social diffusion, cognitive consistency, and social influence, and our own recently developed and tested group intervention that mobilized people living with HIV in Uganda to successfully act as change agents for HIV prevention within their social networks. The intervention actively targets internalized stigma, disclosure decision making, healthy living, and advocacy communication skills. The ultimate goal of the program is to encourage female social network members to get screened for cervical cancer.

wait-list control

Participants will not receive the intervention until all follow-up data has been collected.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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WOMEN FIGHTING TO STOP CERVICAL CANCER

The group intervention draws on theories of social diffusion, cognitive consistency, and social influence, and our own recently developed and tested group intervention that mobilized people living with HIV in Uganda to successfully act as change agents for HIV prevention within their social networks. The intervention actively targets internalized stigma, disclosure decision making, healthy living, and advocacy communication skills. The ultimate goal of the program is to encourage female social network members to get screened for cervical cancer.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 18 years or older
* has been previously screened for cervical cancer
* has told at least one woman in her social network about her cervical cancer screening experience