Technology and Health Communication in Improving Health Outcomes in Patients Scheduled for Mammography
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Completed
Summary
- Conditions
- Female Breast Carcinoma
- Healthy Subject
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: N/AIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Younger than 125 years
- Gender
- Only males
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To decrease the mobile mammography unit no-show rate by sending text message appointment reminders to patients. II. To assess the efficacy of the text message reminders at addressing the no-show rate by collecting satisfaction survey data from patients that received the texts ...
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To decrease the mobile mammography unit no-show rate by sending text message appointment reminders to patients. II. To assess the efficacy of the text message reminders at addressing the no-show rate by collecting satisfaction survey data from patients that received the texts and that came to their scheduled appointment. OUTLINE: Patients receive 1-2 text messages a few weeks before and 1 text message 24 hours before their mammography screening appointment. Patients also receive a phone call reminder as per standard practice.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04290585
- Collaborators
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Nestor Esnaola Fox Chase Cancer Center
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