St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program: Evaluation at 4th-Grade Level

February 13, 2012 updated by: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The main objectives of the study is to

  • Evaluate the knowledge acquisition and retention of 4th-grade students who participate in the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program
  • To examine the relationship between outcome measures (knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention) with covariates of interest such as self-reported age and gender
  • To compare the knowledge scores among schools and identify the schools that may show better improvement than others and factors associated with improvement

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

The subjects in this research study will be current 4th-grade students at elementary schools in Memphis, Tennessee who choose to participate in the Program. These participants are not patients of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The Program will be implemented over a three-day period. Each student will attend two presentations and six hands-on activities led by St. Jude faculty and research staff on topics within their expertise, such as cells and cancer, and healthy living. Printed materials to be distributed as part of the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program have been developed by a multi-disciplinary team of St. Jude employees and local educators and reviewed by national experts for scientific accuracy and appropriate readability. Material includes three illustrated children's books, a laboratory manual, and activity sheets.

One pre- and two post-tests will be administered by designated school teachers. The tests consist of 10 multiple-choice questions per each of three modules(cells, cancer, and healthy living), validated by a group of experts for readability and content relevance. Knowledge acquisition will be assessed by taking the differences from first post-test to pre-test scores, obtained from 10 questions on each component of the intervention, and using one-sample signed rank test to evaluate the improvement in the knowledge scores. A similar analysis will be undertaken by taking the differences from the 2nd post-evaluation to the 1st post-evaluation for each participant to assess knowledge retention.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

481

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Tennessee
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105
        • St . Jude Children's Research Hospital

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A convenience sample of schools that agree to participate in the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program. 2-3 public schools and 2-3 private schools will be selected in order to achieve a fair representation of the Mid-South area. Based on average class sizes, this study expects to enroll at least 200 public school students and about 100 private school students.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Study participants are not patients of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

  • 4th-grade student
  • Enrolled at a school participating in the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Student chooses not to participate in any or all of the activities and/or testing
  • Request by a parent or guardian

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Fourth grade students
Each participant will attend two presentations and six hands-on activities led by St. Jude faculty and research staff on topics within their expertise, such as cells and cancer, and healthy living. The pre-test will take place within 7±1 days before the program presentations and before students receive copies of the printed material. Two post-tests will take place. The first post-test will be administered within 7±1 days after the final scheduled program presentation and will be a measure of knowledge acquisition. The second post-test will take place 90±7 days post-intervention and will be a measure of knowledge retention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
This study will measure knowledge acquisition and retention of 4th grade students.
Time Frame: 1 year
Knowledge acquisition will be assessed by taking the differences from first post-test to pre-test scores, obtained from 10 questions on each component of the intervention. A similar analysis will be undertaken by taking the differences from the 2nd post-evaluation to the 1st post-evaluation for each participant to assess knowledge retention.
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
This study will measure age and gender
Time Frame: 1 year
The study will examine the relationship between outcome measures(knowledge acquisition and knowledge retention) with covariates of interest such as self-reported age and gender.
1 year
This study will measure the knowledge scores among schools
Time Frame: 1 year
To compare the knowledge scores among schools and identify the schools that may show better improvement than others and factors associated with improvement
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Yuri Quintana, Ph.D, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

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

August 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 18, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

August 19, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 14, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 13, 2012

Last Verified

February 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SJCECP

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