Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Use of SMSs to Improve Attendance to Cervical Cancer Follow-up Screening

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Use of SMSs to Improve Attendance to Cervical Cancer Follow-up Screening

Official Title: Text Messages to Increase Attendance to Follow-up Cervical Cancer Screening Appointments Among HPV Positive Tanzanian Women (Connected2Care)

Study ID: NCT02509702

Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Interventions

Connected to Care

Study Description

Brief Summary: This study evaluates the effect of the SMS intervention 'Connected2Care' on the attendance rate to cervical cancer screening follow-up appointments.

Detailed Description: Connected2Care is a non-blinded, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial. Tanzanian Women testing positive to HR HPV at inclusion are randomly assigned in an allocation ratio of 1:1 to the SMS intervention or the control group (standard care). In a period of 10 months, the intervention group will receive 15 one-directional health educative text messages and SMS-reminders for their appointment. The total sample size will be 700 with 350 women in each study arm. Primary outcome is attendance rate for follow-up. Secondary objectives are cost-effectiveness measured through incremental ratios and knowledge of cervical cancer by a 16-item true/false scale questionnaire at baseline and follow-up.