Colorectal Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Motivational Interviewing, Screening Colonoscopy, Cancer Prevention
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to begin to examine the efficacy of a motivational interviewing intervention to increase African Americans' screening colonoscopy rates. The results from this pilot study will allow us to estimate the magnitude of the intervention and mediation effect sizes.
Detailed description
Compared to other racial groups, African Americans have the highest colorectal cancer (CRC) morbidity and mortality rates. Screening colonoscopy can aid in the early detection and prevention of CRC. A motivational interviewing (MI) intervention holds strong promise to increase African Americans' screening colonoscopy adherence and, by doing so, decrease CRC disparities. There is a great need to conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) that tests the efficacy of an MI intervention to increase screening colonoscopy adherence in African Americans. The first critical and necessary step in this line of research is to pilot test such an RCT. Objective/hypotheses: The primary objective of the proposed study is to conduct pilot testing for a future RCT which will formally test the effects of MI on screening colonoscopy adherence in African Americans. The results from this pilot study will directly inform the development of a future RCT. Specific aims: 1) To estimate the magnitude of the MI intervention effect size; and 2) To estimate the magnitude of the mediation effect sizes (drawn from Self Determination Theory).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMotivational Interviewing
A brief motivational interviewing session
BEHAVIORALAttention Control
Participants will be asked to discuss the sources (e.g., the Internet) in which they receive information about their health. This group is designed to control for potential beneficial effects of meeting with an interventionist.
Sponsors
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* self-identified as African American * aged 50 years or older * attended a non-acute visit with a primary care physician * received a primary care physician referral for a screening colonoscopy * deemed eligible for an open access screening colonoscopy * agreed to have a screening colonoscopy conducted at Mount Sinai * English speaking
Exclusion criteria
* Personal history of CRC or chronic GI disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Screening colonoscopy completion | 6 months | Medical chart review will be conducted 6 months after the primary care appointment in which the participants received a referral for a screening colonoscopy |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological mediators | 5 minutes before intervention | Psychological mediators (drawn from Self Determination Theory) Participants will complete questionnaires immediately before and after the intervention/attention control session. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed