African American Cancer Prevention Project: Establishing a Cohort to Investigate Health Disparities

NCT00823394 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2007-0970
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this research study is to learn if certain factors may affect cancer rates among African Americans. These factors include behavioral, social, and environmental factors including diet and physical activity, cigarette smoking, cancer screening, health care, neighborhood environment, and mental health.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

African American; Adults; African American Cancer Prevention Project; Health Disparities; Questionnaire; Body Measurements; Self-help; Cancer Rates; Prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility Study Establishing African American Cancer Prevention Project (AACP)

  A longitudinal study to learn if and how certain behavioral, social, and environmental factors may affect cancer rates among African Americans as compared to other racial and ethnic groups.

  2 Years

Study Arms (1)

Windsor Village United Methodist Church

Questionnaire + Body Measurements + Self-help Materials

Behavioral: Questionnaire; Other: Body Measurements; Behavioral: Self-help Materials

Interventions

Questionnaire BEHAVIORAL

Completed privately via computer at Windsor Village Church, approximately 75 minutes. Repeated at Months 12 and 24.

Also known as: Survey

Windsor Village United Methodist Church

Body Measurements OTHER

Waist, hip, height, and weight measured privately. Repeated at Months 12 and 24.

Windsor Village United Methodist Church

Self-help Materials BEHAVIORAL

Information on how to lower risk for developing cancer.

Windsor Village United Methodist Church

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult attendees of Windsor Village United Methodist Church living in Houston.

You may qualify if:

• be age 18 years old and above
• read and write English
• live in the Houston metro area
• have a viable (working) telephone number and home address

You may not qualify if:

• \) None.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Related Links

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires; Body Weights and Measures

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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; Body Constitution; Physical Examination; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Anthropometry; Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Lorna H. McNeill, MPH, PhD

  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 14, 2009
• First Posted: January 15, 2009
• Study Start: December 5, 2008
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2020
• Last Updated: January 27, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Locations

US (1)