Cancer of Colon, Cancer of Rectum
Conditions
Keywords
Prevention
Brief summary
The purpose of the Colorectal Health Research Champions program is to provide accurate and reliable colorectal health cancer information that they can share within their communities to encourage cancer prevention, screening, and early detection, as well as the importance of participating in research.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALColorectal Health Research Champions
20 Colorectal Health Research Champions will be recruited from the VCU Massey Cancer Center Catchment Area (66 counties in Virginia) The Colorectal Health Research Champions will receive training in four specific areas during group educational sessions. Colorectal Health Research Champions will be asked to disseminate the four defined messages on at least two occasions to small groups in their social network in a venue of their choice (house chats, faith-based, social gatherings, family gatherings, etc.). We ask that each CHRC participant host 2 chats with 5-10 people in attendance at each chat. We expect that at least 200 participants will be invited to chats through 10 CHRCs.
Sponsors
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
the individual is \> 30 years of age * They are literate * They are/were directly or indirectly impacted by colorectal cancer and interested in becoming a champion for colorectal cancer research. To participate in a chat hosted by the CHRC the inclusion criteria is: * adult of any gender * over 30 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
for chat hosted by the CHRC: -Those \< 30 years of age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Increase in participants knowledge and intentions related to colorectal cancer screening. | 4 months | Participant knowledge will be measured using pre/post questionnaires, with each correct answer being worth one point (14 total points) Higher summary scores indicate a greater change in knowledge. Intentions are measured on a 5 -point likert scale. |
| Increase in knowledge and intentions related to biospecimen donation and clinical trial participation. | 4 months | Participant knowledge and intentions related to biospecimen donation and clinical trial participation will be measured using pre/post questionnaires, with each correct answer being worth one point (20 total points). Higher summary scores indicate a greater change in knowledge. Intentions are measured on a 5 -point likert scale. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed