Status:
RECRUITING
A Formative Evaluation For Improving Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Testing in Tanzania
Lead Sponsor:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief 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
Inclusion
- 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
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 13 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
85 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05438511
Start Date
April 13 2023
End Date
April 1 2026
Last Update
August 5 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, United States, 10065
2
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania