A Formative Evaluation For Improving Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Testing in Tanzania

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breast Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change; Behavioral: Focus group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05438511

21-480

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to learn more about the challenges with breast cancer diagnosis in Tanzania and the support available to improve this process.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Participant Inclusion Criteria:

• Breast cancer survivor, patient advocate or key healthcare personnel

  • Key healthcare personnel are defined as hospital and laboratory leaders, pathologists, laboratory scientists and technicians, oncologists, nurses, and surgeons, with:
  • >12 months of employment at the affiliated institution
  • Administrative or clinical involvement in the delivery of breast cancer care services.

• Age 18 years and above

• Permanent residents or citizens of Tanzania

• Participant and/or LAR willing and able to consent

• Fluent in Swahili and/or English by self-report

Participant Exclusion Criteria:

• Key stakeholder not residing at their particular institutions during data collection will be excluded.

Eligibility criteria for Chart Reviews

Inclusion Criteria for chart review:

• Age 18 years and above
• Permanent residents or citizens of Tanzania
• Received breast cancer diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria for chart review: none

Trial design

70 participants in 1 patient group

Participants of focus groups

Description:

Breast cancer survivor, patient advocate or key healthcare personnel including hospital and laboratory leaders, pathologists, laboratory scientists and technicians, oncologists, nurses, and surgeons

Treatment:

Behavioral: Focus group

Behavioral: Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change