Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Urban African American Communities Via Churches (ACTS)
February 22, 2024 updated by: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Increasing CRC Screening in Urban African American Communities Via Churches
This is an intervention study to increase colorectal cancer screening and physical activity in members of African-American churches who are 50 years old and older.
The control arm receives the Body & Soul program, a program to increase fruit and vegetable intake.
The investigators hypothesize that those receiving the intervention, which includes four tailored newsletters and peer counseling, will be more likely to be screened if not up-to-date, and more likely to increase physical activity if screening was up-to-date at baseline, than controls.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
955
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
50 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Members of African-American churches who are at least 50 years old.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Non-members of African-American churches; members who are under 50 years of age.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
|---|---|
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Other: Body & Soul nutritional intervention
This is a standardized intervention to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among church members through pastoral and peer counseling and church activities/menus.
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Pastoral and peer counseling, and church activities/menus to promote increased fruit and vegetable consumption among church members.
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Experimental: Newsletters/peer counseling
Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to promote CRC screening among church members out-of-date according to screening guidelines.
For those up-to-date, promotion is of increased physical activity.
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Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to promote CRC screening in church members who are out-of-date with screening.
Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to others to increase physical activity.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
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Higher incidence of CRC screening, if needed, among experimental participants.
Time Frame: One year
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Among church members who were out-of-date for CRC screening at baseline, a higher percentage of experimental participants will have been screened at the time of follow-up.
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One year
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Marci K Campbell, PhD, UNC - Chapel Hill
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
February 1, 2008
Primary Completion (Actual)
August 1, 2009
Study Completion (Actual)
May 1, 2010
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
June 4, 2010
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
June 7, 2010
First Posted (Estimated)
June 8, 2010
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
February 26, 2024
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
February 22, 2024
Last Verified
June 1, 2010
More Information
Terms related to this study
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 05-1271
- U48DP000059-02S1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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