Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of free door-to-door transport to increase the uptake of breast screening appointments in Yorkshire: a cluster randomised GP feasibility trial (DOORSTEP protocol).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast screening uptake remains low in parts of the UK, partly due to barriers including limited transport access. Offering free transport to screening appointments may help address this and improve uptake. This general practitioner (GP) cluster-randomised feasibility trial will assess whether offering free door-to-door transport alongside routine screening invitations increases attendance.

Methods and analysis

Eight general practices in Yorkshire will be randomised to either the intervention (routine invitation plus information about booking free door-to-door transport) or control (routine invitation only) group. Around 8000 women due for routine breast screening will be included. Primary feasibility outcomes include GP recruitment and randomisation, interventi

SUBMITTER: Haji Sadeghi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853533 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature