Connecting people to local services after an abnormal mammogram
Local Services Navigation to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Outcomes
This program offers local service navigation and active outreach to help people with abnormal mammogram results get timely follow-up care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Salt Lake City, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11128622 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you get an abnormal mammogram, the team will work to connect you with local services like transportation, housing help, and appointment support so you can complete follow-up testing. They will adapt a proven SINCERE screening-and-referral process and add non-clinical navigators who do active outreach by phone or in the community. The approach focuses on people who face social needs that make it hard to finish recommended care. The work is led by the University of Utah and will test whether these connections increase completed follow-up after screening.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People who had an abnormal mammogram and face social support barriers (for example, transportation, housing, or food insecurity) and who can be reached through participating clinics or local outreach would be ideal candidates.
Not a fit: People without abnormal screening results or those who already have reliable, timely follow-up access and no social barriers may not receive benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could increase timely follow-up after abnormal mammograms and reduce preventable breast cancer deaths in underserved groups.
How similar studies have performed: Prior work with the SINCERE intervention showed feasibility and acceptability in emergency department settings, but applying active local service navigation specifically to breast screening follow-up is a newer approach.
Where this research is happening
Salt Lake City, United States
- Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah — Salt Lake City, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ozanne, Elissa Mary — Utah State Higher Education System--University of Utah
- Study coordinator: Ozanne, Elissa Mary
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.