Impact of Basic Needs Assessment and Support to Improve Colposcopy Show Rate

Description

The investigators will perform a randomized controlled trial in which 72 eligible patients (low-income, uninsured, or on Medicaid) who are referred for colposcopy at Washington University School of Medicine, are enrolled and then screened for unmet social needs and distress. The participants will then be randomized 1:1 into either receive the social needs navigator program (n=36) or enhanced usual care (n=36).

Conditions

Cervical Cancer

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The investigators will perform a randomized controlled trial in which 72 eligible patients (low-income, uninsured, or on Medicaid) who are referred for colposcopy at Washington University School of Medicine, are enrolled and then screened for unmet social needs and distress. The participants will then be randomized 1:1 into either receive the social needs navigator program (n=36) or enhanced usual care (n=36).

Evaluating the Impact of Basic Needs Assessment and Support to Improve Colposcopy Show Rate: The BASICS Trial

Impact of Basic Needs Assessment and Support to Improve Colposcopy Show Rate

Condition
Cervical Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Saint Louis

Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Abnormal cervical cancer screen
  • * Missed appointment at BJH colposcopy clinic and need to reschedule
  • * Age 21 years or older
  • * Able to provide verbal consent
  • * Diagnosis of an abnormal cervical screen confirmed by cytology or pathology
  • * Individual without a cervix
  • * Known diagnosis or history of cancer
  • * Unable to consent

Ages Eligible for Study

21 Years to 90 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Washington University School of Medicine,

Lindsay M Kuroki, M.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Washington University School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31