St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program: Evaluation at 4th-Grade Level

NCT01185093 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SJCECP
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 481
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main objectives of the study is to

• Evaluate the knowledge acquisition and retention of 4th-grade students who participate in the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program
• To examine the relationship between outcome measures (knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention) with covariates of interest such as self-reported age and gender
• To compare the knowledge scores among schools and identify the schools that may show better improvement than others and factors associated with improvement

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Cells; Prevention; Cancer education; Nutrition; Healthy living; Physical activity; Dangers of tobacco; Sun protection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• This study will measure knowledge acquisition and retention of 4th grade students.

  Knowledge acquisition will be assessed by taking the differences from first post-test to pre-test scores, obtained from 10 questions on each component of the intervention. A similar analysis will be undertaken by taking the differences from the 2nd post-evaluation to the 1st post-evaluation for each participant to assess knowledge retention.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• This study will measure age and gender

  1 year

• This study will measure the knowledge scores among schools

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Fourth grade students

Each participant will attend two presentations and six hands-on activities led by St. Jude faculty and research staff on topics within their expertise, such as cells and cancer, and healthy living. The pre-test will take place within 7±1 days before the program presentations and before students receive copies of the printed material. Two post-tests will take place. The first post-test will be administered within 7±1 days after the final scheduled program presentation and will be a measure of knowledge acquisition. The second post-test will take place 90±7 days post-intervention and will be a measure of knowledge retention.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A convenience sample of schools that agree to participate in the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program. 2-3 public schools and 2-3 private schools will be selected in order to achieve a fair representation of the Mid-South area. Based on average class sizes, this study expects to enroll at least 200 public school students and about 100 private school students.

You may qualify if:

• Study participants are not patients of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
• th-grade student
• Enrolled at a school participating in the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program

You may not qualify if:

• Student chooses not to participate in any or all of the activities and/or testing
• Request by a parent or guardian

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

St . Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States

Location

Related Links

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Yuri Quintana, Ph.D

  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 18, 2010
• First Posted: August 19, 2010
• Study Start: August 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2011
• Study Completion: May 1, 2011
• Last Updated: February 14, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

Locations

US (1)