WE-CARE Community Health Forums to Increase Breast Cancer Screening and Clinical Trial Participation for Rural and Low Income Women

Part of paid clinical trials in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Study ID
NCT07644702
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
50 Years - 74 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Educational Intervention — OTHER
    Attend education sessions at WE-CARE forum
  • Patient Navigation — BEHAVIORAL
    Receive navigation support
  • Supportive Care — OTHER
    Attend storytelling sessions at WE-CARE forum

Study Details

This clinical trial tests how well the Women's Engagement for Cancer Awareness, Resources, and Education (WE-CARE) community health forums work to increase breast cancer screening and clinical trial participation for rural and low income women. Despite advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in the past decade, rural-dwelling and underserved women, and Black, Indigenous, and people of color continue to experience low rates of breast cancer screening. Since the survival rate for breast cancer is largely dependent on stage at which it is diagnosed, later stage breast cancer is correlated to a poorer prognosis and higher mortality rate. The WE-CARE community health forms address structural barriers through culturally tailored educational sessions on breast cancer risk, screening and clinical trials, survivor storytelling to humanize cancer and research and patient navigation to facilitate mammogram screening and address barriers. The WE-CARE community health forums may be an effective way to increase breast cancer screening and clinical trial participation for rural and low income women.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 5, 2026
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
Jan 30, 2028
Completion
Jan 30, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Health services research (WE-CARE forum)
    Patients attend a WE-CARE community forum, over 2 hours. At the forum, patients attend educational sessions on breast cancer risk, screening and clinical trials as well as survivor storytelling sessions by community companions who have participated in clinical research for breast cancer. Patients also receive navigation support to facilitate mammography, address barriers, support scheduling, coordinate follow-up, and provide real-time guidance on screening and matching with clinical trials or registries.

Primary Outcome Measure

Recruitment yield [ Time Frame: At time of forum ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Mayo Clinic Health System-Eau Claire ClinicEau ClaireWisconsin54701
Pravesh Sharma, MD
[email protected]
715-838-5369
Stephanie Larson
715-838-1976
Pravesh Sharma, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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