St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program: The Feasibility of Teacher Delivery (Pilot Study)

January 12, 2015 updated by: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

-The St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program was created in 2006 as part of the outreach mandate of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The curriculum is designed to teach schoolchildren about cancer and dispel common misconceptions, inform students about healthy lifestyle choices that can translate to reduced cancer risk in adulthood, and to inspire an interest in science and scientific careers. In the 2010-2011 school year, researchers examined the impact of the program in regard to knowledge.

It has always been clear that St. Jude personnel are limited to visiting a small number of schools in person each year so in 2011, a teacher's kit to the education program was created. The kit includes all the lesson plans needed to complete the program without the presence of St. Jude staff members. As a result, researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital want to test the feasibility of the intervention by schoolteachers, and how this mechanism of delivery will affect student knowledge, attitudes, and health behaviors associated with cancer and healthy living.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Teachers who agree to participate will use the teacher's kit developed by the St. Jude International Outreach Program to deliver the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children curriculum to 4th grade students over the course of 1 week. Pre and post survey data will be collected from students to measure knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions of vulnerability, intentions, and behaviors associated with cancer and healthy living. Rates of compliance and feedback about the curriculum will be collected from teachers via curriculum checklist, survey, and interviews.

Primary Objective:

  • To determine if it is feasible for classroom teachers to implement the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program.

Secondary/Exploratory Objectives:

  • To determine factors that may contribute to the program's feasibility such as school and teacher characteristics.
  • To measure the impact of the intervention on student knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions of vulnerability, intentions, and self-reported health behaviors.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

426

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

8 years to 11 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Fourth grade students enrolled in Memphis-area schools.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Located in the United States or United States territories
  • District & school provide permission
  • 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade student with cognitive capacity to complete questionnaires (as determined by the teacher)
  • Assents to study participation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Located outside of the United States or United States territories
  • Student does not assent to participation
  • Student without cognitive capacity to complete questionnaires (as determined by the teacher)
  • Parent or guardian refuses consent

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Healthy Volunteers
Fourth grade students enrolled in Memphis-area schools.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of compliance
Time Frame: 1 week (at end of three teaching modules)
Delivery of the educational curriculum by classroom teachers will be demonstrated to be a feasible method of delivering the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program. The program will be determined to be feasible if 80% of the schools that agree to participate complete the delivery of the program. A complete delivery will be defined as all grade consenting teachers delivering 2/3 of the educational content in each of the three modules.
1 week (at end of three teaching modules)

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: Katherine Ayers, MS, 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

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 1, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 2, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

May 3, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 13, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • XPD12-040 SJCECP2

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