Educational Intervention - Improving Knowledge and Screening Rates for Colorectal Cancer

The Ohio State University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Carcinoma

Treatments: Other: Educational Intervention; Other: Survey Administration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03287453

OSU-17069 (Other Identifier)

NCI-2017-01357 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial studies how well educational intervention works in improving knowledge and screening rates of colorectal cancer. An educational intervention, such as viewing an inflatable colon, PowerPoint presentation, or flip books/flipcharts, may help improve knowledge about colorectal cancer and how often people get checked for colorectal cancers.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To increase colorectal cancer (CRC) knowledge, attitudes, positive behavior change, intent for screening, and screening among at-risk groups.

OUTLINE:

Participants attend educational sessions comprising of an inflatable colon interactive exhibit that allows visitors to walk through a colon while seeing images, or a PowerPoint presentation that contains messages that are tailored to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of Black/African Americans, Appalachians, and Hispanics/Latinos, and flip books/flip charts. Participants also receive a copy of the study information sheet which contains the basic elements of informed consent and a pre-education session knowledge survey.

Enrollment: 108 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 74 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants from Franklin County or from Appalachia Ohio (depending on program location)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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108 participants in 1 patient group

Screening (educational intervention)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants attend educational sessions comprising of an inflatable colon interactive exhibit that allows visitors to walk through a colon while seeing images, a PowerPoint presentation that contains messages that are tailored to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of Black/African Americans, Appalachians, and Hispanics/Latinos, and or flip books/flip charts. Participants also receive a copy of the study information sheet which contains the basic elements of informed consent and a pre-education session knowledge survey.

Treatment:

Other: Survey Administration

Other: Educational Intervention