Vietnamese Women's Health Project III

Cervical Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Community Based Participatory Research to Understanding Symptom Perception, Preventive Care-Seeking, and Their Impact on Cervical Cancer Screening Among Vietnamese American Women

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01704235
• Other study ID #: IRB00008709
• Secondary ID: CPC-12122-L
• Status: Completed
• Start date: November 30, 2012
• Est. completion date: July 25, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: September 2020
• Source: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this protocol is to understand the extent of symptom perception and preventive care-seeking among Vietnamese American women and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspectives and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers and Vietnamese American women (VAW, foreign-born and United States-born). With this information, the investigators can better understand how to promote cervical cancer screening in the Vietnamese community.

Description:

No further extensive description.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13
• Est. completion date: July 25, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 21 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary health care providers are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria:

• self-identify as currently practicing as a primary licensed independent practitioner including as a medical physician or nurse practitioner,

• whose service populations include Vietnamese American women,

• and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese.

• Vietnamese American women are eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following criteria:

• self-identify as a Vietnamese American woman (foreign-born women who have immigrated to the United States from other countries or are United States-born),

• between ages 21 to 65 years old,

• have not had a hysterectomy,

• and are able to understand and speak English or Vietnamese.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not a Vietnamese American woman

• Not between the ages of 21 to 65 years old

• Had a hysterectomy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cervical Cancer
• Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Intervention

Other:
• Demographic Form and Semi-Structured Interview Guide
The demographic form will include the following items: age, age at immigration, years lived in the United States, Vietnamese speaking ability, and marital status. In addition for participants who are primary health care providers, the following items will be included: annual income before taxes, gender, race and ethnicity, specialty area of practice, and number of years practicing as a primary health care provider, practice setting, and country received Pap test training. A semi-structured interview guide will also be used and will include possible probing questions. A semi-structured interview guide was developed with the research team.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	OHSU Knight Cancer Institute	Portland	Oregon

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute	Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The extent of symptom perception	To understand the extent of symptom perception among Vietnamese American women (foreign and United States-born) and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspective and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers. A semi-structured interview guide will be used to assess the extent of preventive care-seeking. The interview guide includes the following topics: thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's knowledge and beliefs about how cervical cancer develops, thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women and use of cancer screening tests such as cervical cancer screening for early detection/preventive health care, thoughts and experiences about Vietnamese American women's lack of familiarity with the term Pap smear or a Pap test, and thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's decision and timing to seek medical care and preventive health care.	Duration of the study; Up to 1 year
Secondary	The extent of preventive care-seeking	To understand the extent of preventive care-seeking among Vietnamese American women (foreign and United States-born) and their impact on cervical cancer screening from the perspective and experiences of key informants including primary health care providers. A semi-structured interview guide will be used to assess the extent of preventive care-seeking. The interview guide includes the following topics: thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's knowledge and beliefs about how cervical cancer develops, thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women and use of cancer screening tests such as cervical cancer screening for early detection/preventive health care, thoughts and experiences about Vietnamese American women's lack of familiarity with the term Pap smear or a Pap test, and thoughts and experiences regarding Vietnamese American women's decision and timing to seek medical care and preventive health care.	Duration of the study; Up to 1 year