Education About Health and Cancer Study

NCT04409782 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: D20039P30CA023108-40S4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 260
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study investigates different ways to educate rural residents living in New Hampshire and Vermont about cancer research studies and clinical trials to increase knowledge of, increase positive attitudes toward, and encourage enrollment in cancer research studies and clinical trials. The information learned from this study will contribute to a nation-wide initiative to educate the public about clinical trials, including a nation-wide evaluation of that initiative. The results of this study may also help researchers understand how education about clinical trials/research affects knowledge of and attitudes toward cancer research and clinical trials, as well as behavioral intentions and actual behaviors related to enrolling in cancer research studies and clinical trials.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Education; Clinical Trial; Research

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in % of Participants With Correct Knowledge Related to What Cancer Research Studies and Clinical Trials Are as Assessed Before and After Educational Intervention, Measured on the Same Day

  A pre-test and post-test knowledge questionnaire conducted with participants to assess changes in knowledge related to key learning outcomes expected from the educational intervention, assessed via percent of correct and incorrect responses to 11 true/false "knowledge" questions. A large positive number indicates the percent increase in people getting the answer right after the intervention. % change is a unique number that was calculated as the difference between the % answering correctly after the intervention minus the % correct before the intervention; it is representative of the entire data set and not calculated on an individual participant level. Each row represents a unique survey question evaluating the topic listed in the row title.

  Pre-test questionnaire administered before educational intervention; post-test questionnaire administered after educational intervention on same day. Number represents change in knowledge (increase in % of respondents getting the answer correct).

• Mean Change in Intent to Enroll in Clinical Trials

  A pre-test and post-test questionnaire conducted with participants to assess any changes in attitudes and behavioral intentions related to clinical trial enrollment (assessed via 5 Likert-scale questions: 1 Strongly disagree, 2 Disagree, 3 Unsure, 4 Agree, 5 Strongly agree). The values reported are the mean scores of pre-intervention and post-intervention scores both measured on the same day. Each row represents a unique survey question evaluating the topic listed in the row title.

  Pre-test questionnaire administered before educational intervention; post-test questionnaire administered after educational intervention on same day

• Change in Enrollment Status in Cancer Research Studies and Clinical Trials as Measured by Comparing Individual % Enrolled at the Time of Intervention and % Who Have Enrolled Within 6 Months After the Intervention

  Actual enrollment into a clinical trial or cancer research study will be assessed via Dartmouth Cancer Center (DCC) Office of Clinical Research enrollment records over 6 months post-intervention, measured as a change from the baseline value of 0 participants. Enrollment records for specified DCC trials/research studies will also be assessed and change in enrollment status in cancer research or clinical trials will be measured by direct participant's active status in cancer research or clinical trials project participation.

  From time of study participation in educational intervention up to six months.

Study Arms (1)

Arm 1

EXPERIMENTAL

People with social medial accounts (e.g. Facebook) will receive a message about the study (e.g. via a geospatially targeted Facebook ad) and have the option to enroll in the study if meeting eligibility criteria, with some participating in online follow-up.

Other: Online educational video

Interventions

Online educational video OTHER

Participants will receive online education via a video and written web content. Key messages will include information pertaining to cancer research studies and clinical trials. Data will be collected via pre- and post-tests. The post-test includes questions to pre-screen participants for eligibility into cancer research studies and clinical trials; as appropriate, study participants will be referred to those study/trial/clinical teams for follow-up.

Arm 1

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• \- Participants must be a resident of one of the RUCC 7-9 counties in NH or VT: Coos, Sullivan Counties in New Hampshire, or Caledonia, Windsor, Windham, Orange, Orleans, Lamoille or Essex Counties in Vermont. They will be invited to participate in the study through social media, listservs, or from flyers in community settings.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Cognitive impairment preventing participation in informed consent process

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator
• Dartmouth College: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03766, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Prof Judy Rees
• Organization: Dartmouth College

judith.r.rees@dartmouth.edu

603 646 5492

Study Officials

• Judith R Rees, BM,BCh,MPH,PhD

  Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor of Epidemiology; Associate Professor of Community and Family Medicine; Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement

Model Details: Comparison of data pre- to post- intervention

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 15, 2020
• First Posted: June 1, 2020
• Study Start: October 31, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 3, 2023
• Study Completion: November 3, 2023
• Last Updated: June 30, 2026
• Results First Posted: June 30, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)