mSaada mobile app to help cervical cancer screening in western Kenya
mSaada: A Mobile Health Tool to Improve Cervical Cancer Screening in western Kenya
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · DUKE UNIVERSITY · NIH-11400609
A smartphone app will help community health workers track HPV test samples, guide counseling, and remind women in western Kenya to complete cervical cancer screening and follow-up.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | DUKE UNIVERSITY (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (DURHAM, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11400609 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
You would be connected to community health volunteers using an app that records your contact information, tracks your HPV specimen and lab result, and prompts follow-up actions. Local developers and health stakeholders will refine the app so it fits clinic workflows and the needs of women in the community. The project will pilot the app with community health volunteers and clinic sites to test patient and specimen tracking, counseling prompts, and follow-up reminders. Feedback from users and patients will shape improvements before wider use.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Women in western Kenya who are due for cervical cancer screening, who can be reached by local community health volunteers, or who have a positive HPV result and need follow-up are ideal candidates.
Not a fit: Women living outside the project area, those without any access to a phone or local CHV services, or those already fully screened and treated are unlikely to benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the app could help more women get screened and complete timely follow-up, lowering the chance of untreated cervical disease.
How similar studies have performed: Other mobile health programs have improved screening uptake and follow-up in low-resource settings, but this specific integrated patient-and-specimen tracking app is a newer approach being piloted.
Where this research is happening
DURHAM, UNITED STATES
- DUKE UNIVERSITY — DURHAM, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: HUCHKO, MEGAN J. — DUKE UNIVERSITY
- Study coordinator: HUCHKO, MEGAN J.
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.
Conditions: Cancer Burden, Cancer Control, Cancer Control Science, Cancers, Cervical Cancer