Colorectal Health Research Champions

February 8, 2024 updated by: Virginia Commonwealth University
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.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

91

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
        • Virginia Commonwealth University

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

30 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Colorectal Health Research Champion trainees
Colorectal Health Research Champion (CHRC) trainees receive 5 education sessions on colorectal cancer, clinical research, biospecimen donation, ethics, and presentation skills. The CHRCs will invite others in their social networks to present to them this educational information, following the train the trainer model of health education.
Behavioral: Colorectal 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Increase in participants knowledge and intentions related to colorectal cancer screening.
Time Frame: 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.
4 months
Increase in knowledge and intentions related to biospecimen donation and clinical trial participation.
Time Frame: 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.
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Vanessa B Sheppard, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University

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 (Actual)

January 10, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

May 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 16, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 22, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

March 24, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

February 13, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MCC-19-15899
  • HM20017398 (Other Identifier: Virginia Commonwealth University IRB)
  • NCI-2019-08595 (Other Identifier: NCI)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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