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Tablet-based Mobile Health Ultrasound for Point-of-care Breast Cancer Diagnosis in Nigeria
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to train Nigerian radiologists to perform ultrasound-guided breast biopsies on women that present to the hospital with a suspicious breast mass. Before performing biopsies on patients, the Nigerian radiologists will have already successfully completed a competency-based mobile health ultrasound-guided breast biopsy-training program. This program, developed by experts in Nigeria and the United States of America, certifies that they have the skills required to safely perform these biopsies on patients.
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
600
Start Date
2019-10-05
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-08-12
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
US-guided breast biopsy
During this study, women with undergo an US-guided breast biopsy by a radiologist instead of what is typically performed in Nigerian hospitals, which is either a blind biopsy or surgical excision. US-guided breast biopsy is the standard of care in the United States of America because the accuracy is better than blind biopsy and equal to surgical excision.
Ultrasound-guided breast biopsy training program
This program, developed by experts in Nigeria and the United States of America, certifies that they have the skills required to safely perform these biopsies on patients
Locations (1)
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC)
Ile-Ife, Nigeria