U.S., Feb. 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06812208) titled 'Strategies to Decentralize Breast Ultrasound in Rwanda' on Jan. 25.
Brief Summary: Diagnosing breast cancer early is critical to reduce preventable breast cancer deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. This can be done in part through increasing patients' access to breast ultrasound, which is essential for evaluating breast masses. However, ultrasound is typically provided only by radiologists at urban referral hospitals. Training clinicians at rural district hospitals who are not radiologists could increase patients' access to breast ultrasound, but strategies to support and supervise these clinicians and ensure they are providing high-qualit...