Connecting communities and clinics to increase early breast and cervical cancer screening in Kenya
An integrated community-clinic model of optimized implementation strategies to increase early detection of breast and cervical cancers in Kenya
This project tries two community-plus-clinic programs to help women in Kenya get breast and cervical cancer screening and follow-up care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Implenomics Llcs NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Marblehead, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11474012 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are a woman in a participating Kenyan community, community health volunteers will offer group education for you and family members and help link you to clinic services. Clinics in the same areas will get support to make screening easier and build team-based care so tests and results move more smoothly. Whole communities will be randomly assigned to one of two packages of these combined community and clinic strategies, and the study will track who gets screened, completes diagnostic tests, and starts treatment when needed. The project will also measure costs and implementation barriers to support wider rollout if one approach works well.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are women eligible for breast or cervical cancer screening who live in the participating Kenyan communities and attend participating clinics.
Not a fit: People who live outside the participating areas, men, or women who are already up-to-date on screening may not receive direct benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more women could get timely screening and follow-up, leading to earlier detection of breast and cervical cancers and better chances for effective treatment.
How similar studies have performed: Community health worker outreach and clinic-strengthening approaches have shown promise in other low-resource settings, though testing combined packages in a randomized trial in Kenya is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Marblehead, United States
- Implenomics Llcs — Marblehead, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Subramanian, Sujha — Implenomics Llcs
- Study coordinator: Subramanian, Sujha
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.