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| Discovery Vitality | OTHER |
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The investigators will be conducting a randomized controlled trial amongst members of a Wellness Program to test receipt of mammogram using the Whatsapp social media platform and testing various messages.
The investigators will be conducting a randomised control trial to test the efficacy of WhatsApp messages to increase receipt of mammography amongst eligible women who are members of the Vitality health promotion programme and are also on the Discovery Health Medical Scheme. The study will test a message that 1) has a link to a platform created by the Radiology Society of South Africa which allow members to select a range of practices to book a mammogram, against 2) a message that gives names and telephone numbers of Radiology practices in a 5 km radius of the members home address, against 3) a group with a link to an online platform as well as telephone numbers of radiology practices, against 4) a group where a standard message reminding to go for mammogram will be sent, but without names and telephone numbers of the radiology practices, against 5) a control group where no messages relating to mammography will be sent.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Standard message | Experimental | standard message reminder to screen for breast cancer. |
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| Radiology Booking Site Link | Experimental | Message with an online link to a radiology practice booking site. |
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| Radiology practice telephone numbers | Experimental | Message with a list and telephone numbers of radiology practices. |
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| Control - no message | No Intervention | Participants will not receive any messaging regarding mammography. | |
| Radiology booking site link and telephone numbers. | Experimental | Message with a direct online link to a radiology practice booking site and telephone numbers of radiology practices. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Standard message | Behavioral | Participants will receive standard messaging based on the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) recommendation on breast cancer screening and a reminder to screen for breast cancer. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Comparison of mammography screening rates using WhatsApp | Comparison of mammography screening rates using an online radiology booking platform, a message with a radiology practice number, to a standard message, all delivered by WhatsApp. | Five months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Adele Walker | Discovery | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Witwatersrand | Johannesburg | Gauteng | South Africa |
Anonymized data will be shared with Wits collaborators
February 2024 and data will be available until February 2025
Only select individuals will have access to the data. Data will be password protected.
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Randomized controlled trial
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| Radiology booking site link. | Behavioral | Participants will receive a reminder to screen for breast cancer with a direct online link to a radiology practice booking site. |
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| Radiology practice telephone numbers | Behavioral | Participants will receive a reminder to screen for breast cancer together with a list and telephone numbers of radiology practices |
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| Radiology site link and telephone numbers | Behavioral | Participants will receive a reminder to screen for breast cancer with a direct online link to a radiology practice booking site and a list and telephone numbers of radiology practices |
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