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Evaluation of a mobile mammography unit: concepts and randomized cluster trial protocol of a population health intervention research to reduce breast cancer screening inequalities.
Article in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05164874 (Evaluation of a Mobile Mammography Unit. A Randomized Cluster Trial Protocol of a Population Health Intervention Research to Reduce Breast Cancer Screening Disparities in Normandy, France), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Evaluation of a Mobile Mammography Unit. A Randomized Cluster Trial Protocol of a Population Health Intervention Research to Reduce Breast Cancer Screening Disparities in Normandy, France (Mammobile)
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- Development of an intervention theory for a mobile mammography unit research project for breast cancer screening.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Trial
- A catchment and location-allocation analysis of mammography access in Delaware, US: implications for disparities in geographic access to breast cancer screening.Breast cancer research : BCR · 2023Article
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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundBreast cancer is the leading cancer in women in France both in incidence and mortality. Organized breast cancer screening (OBCS) has been implemented nationwide since 2004, but the participation rate remains low (48%) and inequalities in participation have been reported. Facilities such as mobile mammography units could be effective to increase participation in OBCS and reduce inequalities, especially areas underserved in screening. Our main objective is to evaluate the impact of a mobile unit and to establish how it could be used to tackle territorial inequalities in OBCS participation.
methodsA collaborative project will be conducted as a randomized controlled cluster trial in 2022-2024 in remote areas of four French departments. Small geographic areas were constructed by clustering women eligible to OBCS, according to distance to the nearest radiology centre, until an expected sample of eligible women was attained, as determined by logistic and financial constraints. Intervention areas were then selected by randomization in parallel groups. The main intervention is to propose an appointment at the mobile unit in addition to current OBCS in these remote areas according to the principle of proportionate universalism. A few weeks before the intervention, OBCS will be promoted with a specific information campaign and corresponding tools, applying the principle of multilevel, intersectoral and community empowerment to tackle inequalities. DISCUSSION: This randomized controlled trial will provide a high level of evidence in assessing the effects of mobile unit on participation and inequalities. Contextual factors impacting the intervention will be a key focus in this evaluation. Quantitative analyses will be complemented by qualitative analyses to investigate the causal mechanisms affecting the effectiveness of the intervention and to establish how the findings can be applied at national level.
trial registrationRegistered on ClinicalTrials.gov, December 21, 2021: NCT05164874 .
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