Evaluating the Impact of Basic Needs Assessment and Support to Improve Colposcopy Show Rates: The BASICS Trial

The Washington University

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Colposcopy

Treatments: Other: 2-1-1 United Way Healthy Missouri Hotline; Other: Basic needs survey; Other: 2-1-1 survey; Other: Usual Care Reminder Call; Other: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Thermometer

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04704011

202010144

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled, single-site study hopes to determine the effectiveness of a tailored phone call reminder to improve low-income patients' adherence to colposcopy.

Sex: Female

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female

  -≥ 21 years of age

• English speaking

• Able to provide verbal consent

Exclusion criteria

• Male
• Incarcerated
• Unable to consent
• Does not have access to a working contact phone number

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm 1: Basic Needs Assessment

Experimental group

Description:

-Patients will receive a phone call from a research team member 2-4 weeks before their colposcopy appointment. The team member will remind the patient of the date and time of their appointment and conduct a basic needs assessment. Those who have at least one unmet basic need or are unsure of their current needs will be referred to the 24-hr assistance hotline, 2-1-1 United Healthy Way Missouri. After the date of their appointment, patients will be contacted to ask whether they contacted 2-1-1 and used any recommended services.

Treatment:

Other: Basic needs survey

Other: 2-1-1 survey

Other: 2-1-1 United Way Healthy Missouri Hotline

Other: National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Distress Thermometer

Arm 2: Usual Care Cohort

Active Comparator group

Description:

-Patients will receive an automated phone call two weeks before their colposcopy appointment to remind them of the date and time of their visit.

Treatment:

Other: Usual Care Reminder Call