NCT05438511RecruitingAccepts Healthy Volunteers
A Formative Evaluation For Improving Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Testing in Tanzania
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Start Date
4/13/2023
Completion Date
4/1/2027
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the challenges with breast cancer diagnosis in Tanzania and the support available to improve this process.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Participant Inclusion Criteria for interviews and focus group discussions (Aims 1 and 2):
* Breast cancer survivor, patient advocate or key healthcare personnel
* Key healthcare personnel are defined as hospital and laboratory leaders, pathologists, laboratory scientists and technicians, oncologists, nurses, and surgeons, with:
* \>12 months of employment at the affiliated institution
* Administrative or clinical involvement in the delivery of breast cancer care services.
* Age 18 years and above
* Permanent residents or citizens of Tanzania
* Participant and/or LAR willing and able to consent
* Fluent in Swahili and/or English by self-report
Participant Exclusion Criteria:
* Key stakeholder not residing at their particular institutions during data collection will be excluded.
Eligibility criteria for Chart Reviews (Aim 1)
Inclusion Criteria for chart review:
* Age 18 years and above
* Permanent residents or citizens of Tanzania
* Received breast cancer diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria for chart review:
* Participants less than 18 years of age
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
Focus group
BEHAVIORAL
Organizational Readiness for Implementing Change
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Locations
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York 10065
United States
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania