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Community-led Navigation to Address Disparities in Mammography Among Native American Women

NCT ID: NCT06957535Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthLast updated: 2025-10-03

Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to promote breast cancer screening mammography among women in one community on the Navajo Nation. The intervention is Tablet-based Education to improve the Acceptance of Mammography (TEAM). TEAM encompasses culturally-tailored mammography education modules that were developed using a community-based participatory research process. Women will be randomized to receive TEAM or TEAM + Navigation. Navigation involves monthly 1:1 support from a Diné peer-navigator.

Arms & interventions

BehavioralNavigation
Navigation is provision of 1:1 support from a Diné peer-navigator
BehavioralTEAM
TEAM encompasses culturally tailored mammography education modules

Outcome measures

Primary

Number of participants with mammography
Mammography uptake within 3 months of referral
Time frame: 3 months post baseline

Eligibility criteria

Sex: FemaleAge: 40 Years to 74 YearsHealthy volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria: * Self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) * Identify as Female * Are 40-74 years of age * Are a registered patient at Chinle Comprehensive HealthCare Facility (CCHFC) * Live within 80 miles of CCHFC * Have not received a mammogram within the prior 12 months * Do not have a personal history of breast cancer * Are not planning to move in the next 6 months * Willing to be randomized Exclusion Criteria: * Do not self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) * Do not identify as Female * Are not 40-74 years of age * Are not a registered patient at CCHCF * Do not live within 80 miles of CCHCF * Have received a mammogram within the prior 12 months * Have a personal history of breast cancer * Are planning to move in the next 6 months * Unwilling to be randomized

Study locations (1)

Navajo Nation Center for Indigenous Health

Chinle, Arizona, 86503

Recruiting

Kristen Mitchell, MS · Contact

928-674-5051