Colorectal Health Research Champions

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Cancer of Rectum; Cancer of Colon

Treatments: Behavioral: Colorectal Health Research Champions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04812743

MCC-19-15899

HM20017398 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2019-08595 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 91 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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91 participants in 1 patient group

Colorectal Health Research Champion trainees

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Colorectal Health Research Champions