Use of SMSs to Improve Attendance to Cervical Cancer Follow-up Screening
Use of SMSs to Improve Attendance to Cervical Cancer Follow-up Screening
This study evaluates the effect of the SMS intervention 'Connected2Care' on the attendance
 rate to cervical cancer screening follow-up appointments.
Connected2Care is a non-blinded, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.
 Tanzanian Women testing positive to HR HPV at inclusion are randomly assigned in an
 allocation ratio of 1:1 to the SMS intervention or the control group (standard care). In a
 period of 10 months, the intervention group will receive 15 one-directional health educative
 text messages and SMS-reminders for their appointment. The total sample size will be 700 with
 350 women in each study arm. Primary outcome is attendance rate for follow-up. Secondary
 objectives are cost-effectiveness measured through incremental ratios and knowledge of
 cervical cancer by a 16-item true/false scale questionnaire at baseline and follow-up.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Informed consent

 -  HPV positive

 -  Age 25 - 60 years

 -  Private mobile phone

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Pregnant on day of enrolment

 -  Menstruating on day of enrolment

 -  Hysterectomy

 -  Diagnosed with cervical pre-cancer within past 12 months

 -  Diagnosed with cervical cancer

 -  Invalid mobile phone number

 -  Unreachable when trying to convey HPV positive result