Systems and education to improve cervical cancer screening and follow-up
Development of Systems and Education for Cervical Cancer prevention (DOSE-CC)
['FUNDING_R01'] · BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · NIH-11322706
This project adapts a clinician education and quality-improvement approach to help people in underserved Black, Hispanic, low-income, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities get regular cervical cancer screening and complete follow-up.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (BOSTON, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11322706 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
This project adapts a proven clinician education and quality-improvement program to help clinics increase cervical cancer screening and ensure follow-up after abnormal results. The team will tailor the approach for three underserved communities—urban Black and Haitian patients in Boston, Hispanic immigrants in Florida, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander patients in Hawaii—working directly with clinics there. Clinicians will complete Performance Improvement Continuing Medical Education modules and implement practice-level quality improvements while researchers track screening and follow-up rates. Researchers will compare screening and follow-up before and after the intervention to see if more people are reached and kept in care.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are people served by participating clinics who are overdue for cervical screening or who live in the targeted communities in Boston, Florida, or Hawaii.
Not a fit: People who already receive regular screening, who do not use the participating clinics, or who live outside the study locations are unlikely to benefit directly.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, more people in underserved communities could receive regular cervical cancer screening and timely follow-up, reducing cancer risk and narrowing racial and ethnic disparities.
How similar studies have performed: The team previously used this approach to increase HPV vaccination by over 10 percentage points with gains lasting more than four years, suggesting the method can work in related prevention efforts.
Where this research is happening
BOSTON, UNITED STATES
- BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER — BOSTON, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: LUNZE, KARSTEN — BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER
- Study coordinator: LUNZE, KARSTEN
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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