Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise, Nutrition, Mammography, Colorectal screening
Brief summary
The purpose of the study is to implement a randomized control trial testing effects of information scanning on cancer prevention and screening behaviors in a population sample of 50-70 year olds. Participants will receive one of five versions of an e-newsletter once/month for 12 months and will be asked to complete baseline, mid-point, and end-of-project surveys.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHealth Newsletter
Participants received a health newsletter with articles about general health articles, as well as targeted health articles (differs by condition).
Sponsors
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* US adults, male or female, between 50 and 70 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
* Potential subjects will be excluded if they are not between the ages of 50 and 70
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise Behavior | 12 months | The Godin Scale was used to assess weekly exercise frequency and intensity |
| Fruit & Vegetable Consumption | 12 months | Total daily servings of reported fruits and vegetables (maximum of 10) were calculated using a composite measure that summed separate responses for fruits and vegetables. |
| Mammography Screening Behavior | 12 months | We used responses to two questions to create a dichotomous measure of whether or not female respondents (all aged 50 to 70) received a mammogram in the past year. |
| Colorectal cancer screening | 12 months | A measure of up-to-date colorectal cancer screening status was assessed using individuals' self-reports of recency of colonoscopy (within 10 years), sigmoidoscopy (within five years), and/or fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within one year. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed