New study aims to boost cancer screening among american indians
NCT ID NCT04259762
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study worked with American Indian communities in New Mexico to find better ways to encourage screening for breast, colon, and cervical cancers. Over 500 adults took part in focus groups, surveys, and pilot programs. The goal was to understand barriers and test simple educational interventions to help more people get screened.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better cancer screening rates and earlier detection in Native communities.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage study focused on gathering information, not testing a treatment. Results may not apply to other groups.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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508 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Breast Cancer Screening Intervention * Women age 45-75 * Average risk for breast cancer * Never had a mammogram OR not had a mammogram within the past 2 years * Residing in the Zuni Pueblo Exclusion Criteria: Breast Cancer Screening Intervention. Meeting at least one of the following criteria: * Women with breast implants, pregnant, or breast feeding * History of breast cancer * Have new breast complaints such as lump or nipple discharge Inclusion Criteria: Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention * Men and women aged 45-75 * Average risk for colorectal cancer * Never had a fecal occult blood test (FOBT), or fecal immunochemical test (FIT) or a colonoscopy OR not had a FOBT or FIT in the past year, OR no colonoscopy in the past 10 years * Residing in the Zuni Pueblo Exclusion Criteria: Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention. Meeting at least one of the following criteria: * History of colorectal cancer, total colectomy, adenomatous polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease * Up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening * Severe comorbidity * Incarceration * Family history of colorectal cancer * Hospice/terminal care status Inclusion Criteria: Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention * Women aged 21-65 * Never had a cytology (Pap smear) OR had a Pap smear more than 3 years ago OR women aged 30-75, and never had screening with a combination of cytology and human papillomavirus testing OR no combination of testing in the past 5 years * Residing in the Zuni Pueblo Exclusion Criteria: Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention. Meeting at least one of the following criteria: * History of total hysterectomy * High risk for cervical cancer due to suppressed immune system (e.g., HIV infection, organ transplant, long-term steroid use) * Women over age 65 who have had regular screenings with normal results
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of New Mexico - Cancer Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106, United States
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