Step up to Health, Nigeria! Impact of World Cancer Day Walk on Health Behaviors Among Nigerians

NCT04248881 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Nigeria Cancer Walk
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 527
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Cancer awareness is a critical element of cancer prevention and control. Creating public awareness on risk factors, preventative strategies, and the importance of early screening is the foundation upon which a cancer control program must be constructed. The purpose of this study is to describe the sociodemographic and risk factor distribution of the Abuja, Nigeria "World Cancer Day Walk" participants according to their motive for participating in the event (free cancer screening versus fun/activities), and secondarily, to investigate the impact of the event on educating attendees from the general population about cancer prevention and screening, in particular the importance of being physically active and maintaining a healthy body weight. Obesity is a known risk factor contributing to the development of cancer and NCD's.

Conditions

Cancer Prevention

Keywords

Nigeria; Cancer Prevention; Cancer Screening; Physical Activity; Health Literacy; Health Behaviors

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Compare the sociodemographic and risk factor distribution of the "World Cancer Day Walk" participants who are attending the event for "free breast, cervical or prostate screening" with participants who are attending for "fun and activities".

  The brief survey instrument captures participant sociodemographic characteristics. Participants are asked to provide known risk factors for cancer and to indicate if they are attending for "free cancer screening" or "fun/activities".

  Pre-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Compare physical activity metrics between those who are attending "World Cancer Day Walk" for the first time versus participants who have attended a previous "World Cancer Day Walk".

  Pre-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants having previously attended at least once in previous years the "World Cancer Day Walk" will be considered as the group exposed to the health education intervention (returning).

Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyle Education

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control/non-exposed group will be the participants who are attending the "World Cancer Day Walk" for the first time in 2020 (first timers) and have not yet received health education information.

Interventions

Healthy Lifestyle Education BEHAVIORAL

Healthy lifestyle information (education) is distributed to participants during the "World Cancer Day Walk" via brochure, lectures, and professional counseling.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Male and Female age 18 and over
• Willing and able to converse and/or read and write in either English or Pidgin English.

You may not qualify if:

• \* Participants who are unable to provide informed consent to the study due to cognitive or physical impairment, based on self-report.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• AshtaYoga, LLC: lead
• Project PINKBLUE, Health and Psychological Trust Centre: collaborator
• University Of Nigeria Teaching Hospital: collaborator
• Vaughan A. Lewis Institute for Research and Innovation: collaborator
• Columbia University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Project Pink Blue

Abuja, Nigeria

Location

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  PMID: 36990607 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Health Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Leigh Leibel, MSc

  Columbia University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 28, 2020
• First Posted: January 30, 2020
• Study Start: February 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2020
• Study Completion: February 1, 2020
• Last Updated: September 2, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NG (1)