Can culturally tailored coaching get more apache women screened for breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT05665660
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two culturally tailored programs to encourage breast cancer screening among 323 White Mountain Apache women. One group received a culturally relevant education module (CARE), while the other also got access to an Apache women's health coach. The main goal was to see if more women completed a mammogram within two months of a referral.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- culturally tailored mammography education module and patient navigation coaching
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could increase breast cancer screening rates in Indigenous communities, leading to earlier detection and better outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed behavioral study, not a drug trial. The results may not apply to other populations or settings, and screening uptake depends on many factors beyond the intervention.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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323 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Referral for screening mammography from a Whiteriver Indian Health Service provider * Self-identify as American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) * Female * Live on within 60 miles of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation Exclusion Criteria: * Women who have received a mammogram within the prior 12 months * Women with a personal history of breast cancer * Unable to participate in full intervention or evaluation due to an anticipated event (e.g., planned move) * Unwilling to be randomized
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Indigenous Health
Whiteriver, Arizona, 85941, United States
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