Faith in Action! A Church-Based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening in Korean Women
Faith in Action! A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Church-based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Among Korean Women in Los Angeles
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to develop a culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum to train lay health navigators to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings and evaluate whether the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum increases adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among Korean American women within faith-based settings in Los Angeles, California. The primary research procedures include trainings and key informant interviews with lay health navigators in faith-based settings followed by a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the intervention.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2022
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
2 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 17, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 28, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 16, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2025
CompletedAugust 27, 2024
August 1, 2024
3 years
March 17, 2022
August 23, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Screening adherence
Percent change in adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines within 6 months from end of program
up to 6 months from end of program
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs (Knowledge, Perception, and perceived risk)
up to 6 months
Participant knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs towards screening (Qualitative)
up to 6 months
Change in Knowledge of Breast Cancer Screening
up to 6 months
Other Outcomes (1)
Change in NIH PROMIS Global Health
Up to 6 months
Study Arms (2)
Faith in Action!
EXPERIMENTALA train-the-trainer approach will be used to educate lay health navigators to present the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum and to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings
Control
ACTIVE COMPARATORA presentation of lifestyle recommendations (e.g., physical activity, nutrition) will be provided to control groups.
Interventions
Cancer screening education and navigation by identified trained navigators in faith based settings + American Cancer Society Screening Guidelines pamphlet
Presentation on healthy behaviors (physical activity, nutrition) + American Cancer Society Screening Guidelines pamphlet
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Korean woman who is 45 years or older
- Does not currently have a breast cancer diagnosis
- Non-adherent to cancer screening (did not receive mammogram in last 2 years based on self-report)
- Prospective or current member of participating Korean Churches
- Willing to participate in study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90069, United States
UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
Related Publications (1)
Gresham G, Kim DH, Sung MJ, Diniz MA, Finster L, Fine M, Jeon C, Herrmann AK, Lee JY, Surani Z, Haile RW. Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to evaluate a faith-based breast cancer screening navigation model. Trials. 2026 Jan 29. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09397-2. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 41612469DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Director, Cancer Research Center for Health Equity, Professor, Department of Medicine, Associate Director for Population Health
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 17, 2022
First Posted
March 28, 2022
Study Start
July 16, 2022
Primary Completion
July 1, 2025
Study Completion
December 1, 2025
Last Updated
August 27, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
- Time Frame
- Within one year from end of study
- Access Criteria
- Published protocol and uploaded to ClinicalTrials.Gov.
Aggregated data at cluster level will be available upon reasonable request.