Engaging Diverse and Underserved Communities in Cancer Awareness Training and Education (EDUCATE)

Engaging Diverse and Underserved Communities in Cancer Awareness Training and Education (EDUCATE)

The University of California Davis, Comprehensive Cancer Center's (UCDCCC) Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (OCOE) serves the 19 catchment counties which approximately consists of 5 million residents. Currently, the overall catchment population cancer screening rates fall below 80%. The aim of OCOE is to increase cancer education (prevention, screening, and vaccination) and training. Through education, and encouraging participation in routine screening for early detection, this can help increase cancer knowledge. In addition to cancer education, OCOE wants to educate community members regarding modifiable risk factors which include tobacco usage, being overweight/obese (physical inactivity/poor nutrition), and lack of immunizations. By increasing knowledge of cancer prevention, screening, and vaccination this will help community members become more aware of their cancer risk.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Cancer Awareness and Prevention Education
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Education

Detailed Description

Objective: To determine the effects of health education, outreach, and training activities on cancer control and prevention knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors among the University of California Davis, Comprehensive Cancer Center's (UCDCCC) catchment area residents. There are 3 Specific Aims for EDUCATE.

Specific Aim 1: To educate catchment area residents on modifiable risk factors for cancer (e.g., screening, behavior, vaccination) and the importance of participation in cancer research.

Specific Aim 2: Provide participants with educational materials on cancer prevention, screening, and vaccination.

Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the effectiveness of the health education, outreach, and training through the analyses of quantitative and qualitative data collected from the health education activities.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 1500

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Alex Gori, B.S.; Phone Number: 916-703-5165; Email: acgori@ucdavis.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Neha Singh, B.S.; Phone Number: 916-734-5434; Email: nehsingh@ucdavis.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
      • Recruiting
      • University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
      • Contact: Alex Gori, B.S.; Phone Number: 916-703-5165; Email: acgori@ucdavis.edu
      • Contact: Neha Singh, B.S.; Phone Number: 916-734-5434; Email: nehsingh@ucdavis.edu
      • Principal Investigator: Julie Dang, Ph.D.

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Underserved and Diverse UCDCCC 19-County Catchment Area Population

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• UCDCCC (University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center) Catchment Area Population

Exclusion Criteria:

• Above age 80

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center's Catchment Area Population; Behavioral Intervention: Education and Training on Cancer Prevention and Education	Behavioral: Education; To educate catchment area residents on modifiable risk factors for cancer (e.g., screening, behavior, vaccination) and the importance of participation in cancer research. Provide participants with educational materials on cancer prevention, screening, and vaccination.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
EDUCATE Pre-Presentation Participant Survey	Assessment of participant's experience with cancer screening (Breast, Colorectal, Cervical, Lung or Prostate)	2 years
EDUCATE Post-Presentation Participant Survey and Evaluation	Assessment of participant's likelihood to get a cancer screening (Breast, Colorectal, Cervical, Lung or Prostate)	2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of California, Davis
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Julie Dang, Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 7, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 7, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 7, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 16, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 6, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): March 9, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 9, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 7, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Education; Cancer Prevention; Cancer Knowledge; Diverse; Underserved Communities; Cancer Awareness
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1992110-1

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