Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Urban African American Communities Via Churches

NCT01139242 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 05-1271U48DP000059-02S1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 955
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This is an intervention study to increase colorectal cancer screening and physical activity in members of African-American churches who are 50 years old and older. The control arm receives the Body \& Soul program, a program to increase fruit and vegetable intake. The investigators hypothesize that those receiving the intervention, which includes four tailored newsletters and peer counseling, will be more likely to be screened if not up-to-date, and more likely to increase physical activity if screening was up-to-date at baseline, than controls.

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer

Keywords

CRC screening status; physical activity level; fruit and vegetable consumption; Early Detection of Cancer; Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening status

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Higher incidence of CRC screening, if needed, among experimental participants.

  Among church members who were out-of-date for CRC screening at baseline, a higher percentage of experimental participants will have been screened at the time of follow-up.

  One year

Study Arms (2)

Body & Soul nutritional intervention

OTHER

This is a standardized intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among church members through pastoral and peer counseling and church activities/menus.

Behavioral: Body & Soul nutritional intervention

Newsletters/peer counseling

EXPERIMENTAL

Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to promote CRC screening among church members out-of-date according to screening guidelines. For those up-to-date, promotion is of increased physical activity.

Behavioral: Experimental: newsletters and peer counseling

Interventions

Body & Soul nutritional intervention BEHAVIORAL

Pastoral and peer counseling, and church activities/menus to promote increased fruit and vegetable consumption among church members.

Body & Soul nutritional intervention

Experimental: newsletters and peer counseling BEHAVIORAL

Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to promote CRC screening in church members who are out-of-date with screening. Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to others to increase physical activity.

Newsletters/peer counseling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 50 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Members of African-American churches who are at least 50 years old.

You may not qualify if:

• Non-members of African-American churches; members who are under 50 years of age.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Digestive System Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Rectal Diseases

Study Officials

• Marci K Campbell, PhD

  UNC - Chapel Hill

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2010
• First Posted: June 8, 2010
• Study Start: February 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2009
• Study Completion: May 1, 2010
• Last Updated: February 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2010-06