A Family-based Intervention to Improve Pap Test Screening Among Under-screened Chinese American Immigrant Women

University of Nevada, Reno

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Healthy Women; Cervical Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: family-based intervention; Behavioral: Participant only intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03961412

1440348-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of the involvement of an influential person(s) (e.g., spouse, partners, parents, children, friends) on Pap test screening intention and behaviors, Pap test self-efficacy, and perceived benefits and barriers to Pap test screening among Chinese American immigrant women. These data specific to the impact of the involvement of an influential person on Pap test screening could be used to develop successful cancer prevention programs that target the specific needs of Chinese populations.

Full description

The importance of the support from family, spouse, friends, or significant others has been noted among Chinese American immigrant women (CAIW), but little attention has been paid to the effects of family-based (FB) interventions, especially for cervical cancer screening. Understanding the role of CAIW's family in promoting Pap screening and other influences can lead to the creation of more culturally appropriate screening interventions. The objective of this study is to test the effects of a FB intervention on Pap test intention and behaviors, Pap test self-efficacy, and perceived benefits and barriers to Pap tests among under-screened CAIW aged 21-65. This pilot test of the FB intervention will be conducted using a randomized controlled design with two groups only, experimental and control groups. Interventions will be delivered by bilingual and bicultural CAIW trained facilitators. Post-test and follow-up telephone surveys will be conducted at 2 weeks and 6 months after the intervention.

Enrollment: 224 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• a first-generation Chinese American
• no previous cervical cancer screening within the past 3 years
• no total hysterectomy
• no history of cervical cancer
• able to read English, Simple Chinese, or Traditional Chinese.

Exclusion criteria

• Not a Chinese American immigrant
• Had total hysterectomy
• Had history of cervical cancer
• Not able to read English or Chinese

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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224 participants in 2 patient groups

family-based intervention + education materials

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will identify their accompanying influential person (e.g., spouse, partners, parents, children, friends) with whom they will be attending the 1.5-2 hour face-to-face education session on cervical cancer and screening. Their accompanying influential person is eligible if they are (a) aged 18 or older and (b) willing to participate in the study.

Treatment:

Behavioral: family-based intervention

women only intervention + education materials

Active Comparator group

Description:

Only the participants will attend the 1.5-2 hour face-to-face intervention on cervical cancer and screening.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Participant only intervention