mSaada: A Mobile Health Tool

Launched by DUKE UNIVERSITY · Apr 27, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

The mSaada trial is studying a mobile health tool designed to help improve cervical cancer screening and treatment, particularly for women in Kenya. The researchers are testing how well this tool can assist community health volunteers in conducting home-based HPV screenings, which are important for preventing cervical cancer. In the first phase, they will gather feedback from healthcare workers and test the tool in a small group to understand what works best. In the second phase, they will conduct a larger study over 18 months across multiple health facilities to see how effective mSaada is in increasing cervical cancer screening rates and improving knowledge about the disease among women.

To participate in this trial, women must be between 30 and 65 years old, live in Kisumu County, and have an intact uterus and cervix. They also need to be willing to understand the study and provide consent. Community health volunteers and health facility staff involved in cervical cancer screening can also join if they meet similar criteria. Participants can expect to use the mSaada tool during the screening process and to help researchers learn how to make cervical cancer screening more accessible and effective for women in their communities. This trial aims to make a positive impact on women's health in areas with limited healthcare resources.

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Eligibility criteria

• • R21 Aim 1 Community health volunteers (CHVs), facility providers and supervisors, Ministry of Health officials
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years or older
• • be employed by a government clinic
• • be working in cervical cancer screening
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Does not understand the study purpose and details
• • Is not willing to provide informed consent
• • Women
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - between 30 and 65 years old
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Does not understand the study purpose and details
• • Is not willing to provide informed consent
• • Aim 2 Community health volunteers (CHVs)
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years or older
• • be employed by a government clinic
• • be working in cervical cancer screening
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Does not understand the study purpose and details
• • Is not willing to provide informed consent
• • Women
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • between 30 and 65 years old
• • intact cervix and uterus
• • able to provide informed consent.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Does not understand the study purpose and details
• • Is not willing to provide informed consent
• • R33
• Eligibility criteria for women participants include:
• • 1. reside within Kisumu County,
• • 2. have access to government health facilities with capacity to provide HPV testing,
• • 3. are eligible for cervical cancer screening per the Kenya Ministry of Health guidelines (women who are between ages 30-65 and have an intact uterus and cervix) and
• • 4. ability to provide informed consent.
• Eligibility criteria for CHV participants include:
• • 1. reside within Kisumu County,
• • 2. work in government health facilities that deliver cervical cancer screening and treatment to women, and 3) ability to provide informed consent.