Young Adult-Mediated Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age25-75
SponsorVirginia Commonwealth University
About this trial
This study will garner preliminary data to develop a young adult-mediated intervention whereby a younger family member encourages their older family member to get colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. In Aim 1, survey data from n=150 younger (25-44 years old) and n=150 older (45-75 years old) adults living in rural communities will be collected. In Aim 2, intervention components will be evaluated using n=9 focus groups. The novel intervention will be assessed via a pilot trial (n=15 adult child/parent dyads) in Aim 3.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Residents of counties in the Virginia/North Carolina CRC hotspot
25-75 years old
Able to speak, write, and comprehend English
Younger adult participants in Aims 3 must have an older, screening age-eligible relative with whom they speak with regularly (i.e., ≥ once every two weeks)
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Changes in CRC screening awareness and intentions
BehavioralUsing a single arm, open-label, pre-test post-test design (n=15 adult child/parent dyads), assess the impact of a young adult-mediated intervention to increase CRC screening among a paired age-eligible family member (e.g., parent/grandparent). The focus of the intervention will be on changes in CRC screening awareness and intentions among the age-eligible adult, but we hypothesize that the young adult could benefit as well. Thus, in addition to assessing feasibility and acceptability, we will assess changes in 1) CRC screening intentions among the age-eligible adults and 2) CRC health literacy and awareness of screening guidelines among the younger adult participant.
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Aim 3: Single arm, open-label, pre-test/post-test design pilot trialOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
CRC screening knowledge and awareness
A composite index score on four awareness items and 14 knowledge items adopted from prior research
Time frame
2-months post-intervention2
CRC screeningintentions
A single item, based on previous CRC screening research
Time frame
2-months post-interventionSponsors and contacts
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Lead sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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