Engaging Black Men in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Part of paid clinical trials in Richmond, Virginia.

Sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study ID
NCT05980182
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
MALE
Age
45 Years - 74 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • mHealth Application — BEHAVIORAL
    Self-directed application (app) that is downloaded to the participant's personal device. The app contains five informational videos, that provide an orientation to the content on the app, and discuss what colorectal cancer is, and the type of CRC screening tests that are available as well as a video with a personal history. There is a a National Cancer Institute (NCI) risk calculation tool, and a family history infographic. Once the videos have been viewed participants have the option to indicate if they wish to receive a call from the healthcare clinic to discuss scheduling an appointment for screening.

Study Details

To determine the unmet needs, attitudes, barriers and facilitators of African American (AA)/ Black men use of colorectal cancer screening and describe how community leaders such as barbers may act as Community Champions to educate and facilitate screening participation.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 5, 2023
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Jun 25, 2024
Completion
Jun 25, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Tailored Screen to Save (S2S) content
    Content to be delivered using a combination of short video and text-based information optimized for delivery via Quick Response (QR) codes for smartphones.

Primary Outcome Measure

Colorectal Screening Status [ Time Frame: 3 Months ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondVirginia23298-

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