Integration of Cancer Health Activities Into African American Churches
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The proposed project will compare two ways to apply a known-effective cancer educational strategy through African American churches: 1) a standard method vs. 2) a new method in which the churches integrate the strategy into their organizational structure and practice at multiple levels. It will be determined whether this "integrated approach" results in more effective and sustained cancer education and screening activities at both the church and individual levels over time. This project will make important contributions to research in evidence-based medicine and sustainability. In a climate of limited resources, identifying sustainable and effective ways to increase cancer awareness and screening in African American men and women is more important than ever.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable breast-cancer
Started Jul 2016
Longer than P75 for not_applicable breast-cancer
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 18, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 6, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 30, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2022
CompletedNovember 1, 2022
October 1, 2022
6 years
May 18, 2017
October 31, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Integration of health-relation practices assessed via church survey
Intervention impact on institutionalization at 12 and 24 months
Change from baseline to 12 and 24 months
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Reach: Number of participants from priority population engaged in intervention as assessed by enrollment logs
Up to 4 months
Efficacy: Increased knowledge of cancer as assessment by participant surveys
Up to 12 months
Efficacy: Increased self-report of cancer screening as assessment by participant surveys
Up to 12 months
Adoption
At recruitment/enrollment
Implementation: Extent to which intervention is implemented as intended as assessed by a fidelity checklist completed by staff
Up to 4 months
Study Arms (2)
Integrated Approach
EXPERIMENTALIn this approach, rather than developing a separate health ministry, cancer activities could be integrated throughout existing church ministries (e.g. men's, women's, seniors).
Standard Comparison
ACTIVE COMPARATORStandard group churches will not be asked to, or provided special encouragement to technical assistance with, institutionalizing health promotion activities in their churches.
Interventions
Standard group churches will not be asked to, or provided special encouragement to technical assistance with, institutionalizing health promotion activities in their churches.
In this approach, rather than developing a separate health ministry, cancer activities could be integrated throughout existing church ministries (e.g. men's, women's, seniors).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Advisory Panel members: adults ages 21+
- Pastors, representing each of the 14 churches enrolled in the project: active pastor of churches enrolled in the study
- Community Health Advisors
- Self-identified African American
- Adults ages 21+
- Regularly attend church services
- Able to complete Project HEAL training
- Able to recruit 40+ participants for a breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer educational workshop
- Able to lead the breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer workshops
- Workshop Participants
- Self-identified African American
- Adults ages 21+
- Have no history of breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer
You may not qualify if:
- Workshop Participants: Men and women who have had breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Maryland, College Parklead
- American Cancer Society, Inc.collaborator
- Community Ministry of Prince George's Countycollaborator
- Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institutecollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Maryland School of Public Health
College Park, Maryland, 20742, United States
Related Publications (2)
Knott CL, Chen C, Bowie JV, Mullins CD, Slade JL, Woodard N, Robinson-Shaneman BR, Okwara L, Huq MR, Williams R, He X. Cluster-randomized trial comparing organizationally tailored versus standard approach for integrating an evidence-based cancer control intervention into African American churches. Transl Behav Med. 2022 May 26;12(5):673-682. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibab088.
PMID: 34255087DERIVEDKnott CL, Bowie J, Mullins CD, Santos SLZ, Slade J, Rosenberg E, Woodard N, Williams R, Williams RM. An Approach to Adapting a Community-Based Cancer Control Intervention to Organizational Context. Health Promot Pract. 2020 Mar;21(2):168-171. doi: 10.1177/1524839919898209. Epub 2020 Jan 20.
PMID: 31959002DERIVED
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Cheryl L Holt, PhD
Professor
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 18, 2017
First Posted
June 6, 2017
Study Start
July 1, 2016
Primary Completion
June 30, 2022
Study Completion
June 30, 2022
Last Updated
November 1, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-10