Mobile web app to increase cervical cancer screening for Yankton Sioux women
A Mobile Web App Intervention to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening among Indigenous Women
A culturally tailored mobile web app will send personalized messages to help Yankton Sioux women ages 25–65 stay up to date with cervical cancer screening.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of South Dakota NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Vermillion, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11170413 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If I join, I'll be one of 120 Yankton Sioux women aged 25–65 who are randomly placed into one of two groups. Women in the app group will receive a culturally-tailored mobile web app that delivers personalized multimedia messages to encourage and support cervical cancer screening; the control group will get printed educational materials and later access to the app. The project uses community-based participatory methods and regular follow-up over four years to track whether women get Pap or HPV screening. The team will collect survey and screening data to compare outcomes between the two groups.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are Indigenous (Yankton Sioux) women aged 25–65 who live on the Yankton Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota and are due or overdue for cervical cancer screening.
Not a fit: Women who are already up-to-date with screening, are younger than 25 or older than 65, do not live on the reservation, or lack reliable access to a smartphone/mobile web may not gain additional benefit from this intervention.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the app could help more Indigenous women get screened earlier, reducing cervical cancer diagnoses and deaths in this community.
How similar studies have performed: Digital reminders and tailored messaging have improved screening in other groups, but a culturally-tailored mobile web app specifically for Yankton Sioux/Indigenous women is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Vermillion, United States
- University of South Dakota — Vermillion, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Roh, Soonhee — University of South Dakota
- Study coordinator: Roh, Soonhee
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.