Use of Screening Colonoscopy Among Minority Women and Men

NCT00613873 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 03-066
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 611
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Colorectal cancer is a cancer in the colon or rectum. Routine screening can find it at an early stage, when it has a much higher chance of cure. Screening can also help to find polyps. These are mushroom shaped growths that could turn into cancer. A polyp can be removed before it turns into cancer. Even though screening can save lives, not enough people in the country are having it. This is especially true in Harlem. Harlem has a higher rate of deaths from this cancer than other places in the U.S. because too many people do not get screened. By the time a person has symptoms, the cancer may be at a late stage, when it is much harder to cure. We are doing this study to see if we can increase the number of people in Harlem who get screened. We plan to tell women about the screening when they have a mammogram or pap test. We will also ask them what they know and think about colorectal cancer. And, we will see if they get other members of their household to be screened.

Conditions

Colorectal Screening

Keywords

colonoscopy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To determine the feasibility of using a community screening mammography center to recruit minority women form a low income community to undergo colorectal cancer screening (CRCS).

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Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Identify individual level barriers (demographic, financial, and psychological) to CRCS among minority women who are already participating in screening for another cancer (breast or cervical)

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• Determine the feasibility of promoting CRCS among spouses (and other members of the household) of minority women who have undergone screening colonoscopy.

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Study Arms (1)

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Women participating in a community based mammography or cervical screening program will also participate in colonoscopy screening. Participation will be measured by stating an interest in colorectal cancer screening and then following through with colonoscopy screening. Furthermore we will assess whether those complying with colonoscopy will also recommend colonoscopy screening for their spouses or household members.

Procedure: Colonoscopy and Questionnaire

Interventions

Colonoscopy and Questionnaire PROCEDURE

Pt is asked to complete attitude and belief questionnaire then have a Colonoscopy. Then within 6 weeks post colonoscopy a final telephone interview.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Potential research subjects will be identified by a member of the patient's treatment team, the protocol investigators or research team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center(MSKCC). The study will be offered to all eligible women who come for breast or cervical cancer screening at The Breast Examination Center of Harlem during the study period

You may qualify if:

• Age \> or equal to 50
• Availability by telephone

You may not qualify if:

• History of colorectal cancer screening (fecal occult blood testing annually for last 3 years; colonoscopy within the last 10 years)
• History of colorectal cancer
• Serious illness which precludes colonoscopy (severe heart disease; severe pulmonary disease; uncontrolled diabetes; uncontrolled hypertension; other medical contraindication)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: lead
• North General Hospital, New York: collaborator
• Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States

Location

Breast Examination Center of Harlem

New York, New York, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Shike M, Schattner M, Genao A, Grant W, Burke M, Zauber A, Russo L, Cuyjet V. Expanding colorectal cancer screening among minority women. Cancer. 2011 Jan 1;117(1):70-6. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25566. Epub 2010 Oct 25.

  PMID: 21170901 DERIVED

Related Links

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Colonoscopy; Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Diagnostic Techniques, Digestive System; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Endoscopy; Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical; Digestive System Surgical Procedures; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Moshe Shike, MD

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2008
• First Posted: February 13, 2008
• Study Start: July 1, 2003
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2009
• Study Completion: January 1, 2009
• Last Updated: January 15, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-01

Locations

US (2)