NCT04500171

Brief Summary

This study, led by the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition's INdigenous Samoan Partnership to Initiate Research Excellence (INSPIRE) and the UH Cancer Center's project team including Dr. Cassel, will utilize a community-based and culturally relevant process to assess the uptake of fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) using tailored colorectal cancer patient education materials for those with inadequate health literacy. Our primary outcomes include: 1) process to develop "suitable" and "comprehensible" health promotion materials for populations in English and Samoan with various health literacy levels, 2) commitment to use the FOBT Colocare home kit, and 3) use of a FOBT Colocare home kit.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
264

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable colorectal-cancer

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2020

Typical duration for not_applicable colorectal-cancer

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 23, 2020

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 5, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 21, 2020

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 8, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 8, 2023

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

June 24, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

June 24, 2025

Status Verified

June 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

2.7 years

First QC Date

July 23, 2020

Results QC Date

April 7, 2025

Last Update Submit

June 20, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

health literacyscreening

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Use of FOBT ColoCARE Home Kit

    Number of participants reporting results for the FOBT ColoCARE Home kit

    3 months

  • Increase Uptake of FOBT ColoCARE Home Kit

    Change in CRC-Knowledge Attitudes and Behavior (KAB) among subjects who viewed the tailored ColoCARE video. This measure is a 7 question assessment given before and after participants viewed the ColoCARE video. Participants were scored based on their pre and post assessment responses.

    2 months

  • Modified Patient Education Materials

    Use a combination of inadequate health literacy recommendations, suitable, and comprehensible assessment methods to develop modified culturally appropriate patient education materials for Colorectal Cancer (CRC). Each of the 22 items within the 6 identified categories are given a score of 0 - 2 based upon certain criteria. Total scores are calculated into percentages and 100% to 70% is "adequate", "69% to 40%" is "marginal, while 39% - 0% is "inadequate".

    1 Month

Study Arms (4)

English Original Assessment Tools

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Short-Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults ColoCARE Instruction Sheet CDC Colorectal Cancer Screening for Life Brochure ColoCARE Reply Card

Behavioral: Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM SMOGBehavioral: CDC Colorectal cancer screening for life brochure: SAM + CAM SMOG

Samoan Original Assessment Tools

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Samoan Short-Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults ColoCARE Instruction sheet CDC Colorectal Cancer Screening for Life Brochure ColoCARE Reply Card

Behavioral: Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM Cloze ProcedureBehavioral: CDC Colorectal cancer screening for life brochure: SAM + CAM Cloze Procedure

English Modified Assessment Tools

EXPERIMENTAL

Short-Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults Modified ColoCARE Instruction Sheet Modified Colorectal Cancer Screening Brochure ColoCARE Reply Card

Behavioral: Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM - Superior rating SMOG - 5th Grade LevelBehavioral: CDC Colorectal Cancer Screening for Life Brochure: SAM + CAM - Superior rating SMOG - 5th Grade LevelBehavioral: Colocare Instruction Video: Modified SAM + CAM -Superior rating

Samoan Modified Assessment Tools

EXPERIMENTAL

Samoan Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults Modified ColoCARE Instruction Sheet Modified Colorectal Cancer Screening Brochure ColoCARE Reply Card

Behavioral: Colocare Instruction Video: Modified SAM + CAM -Superior ratingBehavioral: Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM - Superior rating Cloze ProcedureBehavioral: CDC Colorectal Cancer Screening for Life Brochure: SAM + CAM - Superior rating Cloze Procedure

Interventions

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

English Original Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

English Original Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

English Modified Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

English Modified Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

English Modified Assessment ToolsSamoan Modified Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

Samoan Original Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

Samoan Original Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

Samoan Modified Assessment Tools

Suitability and Comprehensibility Assessment of Materials (SAM + CAM). The SAM + CAM is comprised of 22 evaluation items within the 6 original categories. The SMOG is a readability assessment tool that uses a formula to calculate grade levels by the number of sentences, total number of words in the sentences, and the number of polysyllabic words

Samoan Modified Assessment Tools

Eligibility Criteria

Age50 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Resident of America Samoa
  • Over age 50
  • Have not been diagnosed or treated for colon cancer
  • Is not high risk for CRC by having family history or diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome
  • Can read and speak English and Samoan (can provide written informed consent)
  • Have a home address and working phone
  • Is willing to provide information on their health behaviors

You may not qualify if:

  • persons who indicate they speak or read and write Samoan or English less than well

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition

Pago Pago, 96799, American Samoa

Location

American Samoa Power Authority Abe Malae Operations Center

Tafuna, 96799, American Samoa

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • American Samoa Department of Health (2013). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey. Results and Data Report. Fagaalu, American Samoa

    BACKGROUND
  • Efird J. Blocked randomization with randomly selected block sizes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Jan;8(1):15-20. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8010015. Epub 2010 Dec 23.

    PMID: 21318011BACKGROUND
  • Walter SD, Eliasziw M, Donner A. Sample size and optimal designs for reliability studies. Stat Med. 1998 Jan 15;17(1):101-10. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19980115)17:13.0.co;2-e.

    PMID: 9463853BACKGROUND
  • Johnston LG. Introduction to respondent-driven sampling. Technical report. 2008 http://bit.ly/OHgGX5

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Colorectal Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intestinal NeoplasmsGastrointestinal NeoplasmsDigestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesRectal Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Va'atausili Tofaeono
Organization
American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition

Study Officials

  • Victor Tofaeono, M.D.

    American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SCREENING
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: The health belief model and social cognitive theory were used as foundational principles to develop an intervention that builds awareness to initiate a CRC screening behavior modification. This research project will be the first to test the efficacy of the ColoCare FOBT home kit as a CRC screening intervention using a classical experimental (randomized clinical trial) in American Samoa. Second, the ColoCare kits can be identified as a cost-effective and culturally appropriate alternative to traditional FOBT home test kits. Lastly, results will be used to develop recommendations in healthcare delivery systems to improve information, communication, informed decision-making, and access to care in American Samoa.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 23, 2020

First Posted

August 5, 2020

Study Start

September 21, 2020

Primary Completion

June 8, 2023

Study Completion

June 8, 2023

Last Updated

June 24, 2025

Results First Posted

June 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Study data will be administered in accordance with UHCC policies. Data will be accessible only to study staff. Study staff includes Principal Investigators, Project Director, and Researchers. Upon completion community members and partners will have access to aggregated data. After data analysis is completed, study materials will be kept in the PI's locked office and destroyed after five years. The data and associated documentation will be available to the study team only under a data-sharing agreement that provides for: a commitment to using the data only for research purposes and not to identify any individual participant, a commitment to securing the data using appropriate computer technology, and a commitment to destroying the data after analyses are completed. The products/resources that result of this study will be disseminated via publications, presentations at national conferences, presentations, and reports to study stakeholders.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
Time Frame
September 2020
Access Criteria
Data will be accessible only to the study staff to ensure confidentiality. Study staff includes Principal Investigators, Project Director, and Researchers. Upon completion community members and partners such as the Department of Health, Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center, and the Cancer Council of the Pacific Islands will have access to aggregated data

Locations