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MADRE Study: Improving Breast Cancer Screening for Latinas

This study, called MADRE, is looking at new ways to help Latina women get regular breast cancer screenings. It compares two approaches: "Education sessions" and "Empowerment sessions." The goal is to see if the empowerment approach works better than traditional education to encourage women to get their mammograms (breast X-rays) as recommended. Researchers will follow participants for 1 to 4 years to see if these sessions lead to more consistent screening. You might be able to join if you are a Latina woman between 40 and 74 years old, have not had a mammogram in the past two years, and have no history of breast cancer. The study is currently recruiting about 600 participants.

Study design
This is a randomized clinical trial, meaning participants will be assigned by chance to receive either education or empowerment sessions. About 600 women are planned to participate.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study will follow participants for 1 to 4 years to measure breast cancer screening rates.

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NCT05841355

MADRE (Mammograms Available Due to Research and Education)

Active, Not Recruiting
NAAges 40–74InterventionalScreening
University of Illinois at Chicago
~600 participants
Updated 2026-08-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:EducateEmpower

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Breast Cancer (BC) Screening (Aim 1)
Measured over 1-4 years
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Breast Cancer Screening

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
Illinois2

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

female biological sex
identification as Latinas
non-adherence to USPSTF guidelines (42-74 years old, no mammogram in past 2 years, no previous BC diagnosis)
no previous history of health volunteerism
not a network member enrolled in Aim 2.
female biological sex
eligibility to obtain BC screenings by USPSTF guidelines (i.e., 40-74 years old, no personal BC history)
referral from Aim 1 participants
no previous history of health volunteerism
no participation in the RCT (not an Aim 1 participant, no Session #3 attendance).

What this trial measures

  • Breast Cancer (BC) Screening (Aim 1)1-4 years

    Compare the number of participants in the empowerment arm that obtain guideline-concordant initial and repeat BC screening with the the number of participants in the education arm

  • Breast Cancer Screening (Aim 2)1-4 years

    Compare the number of network members in the empowerment arm that obtain guideline-concordant initial and repeat BC screening with the number of non-adherent network members in the education arm