Evaluating Biobanking Educational Tools

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neoplasm

Treatments: Other: NCI-developed educational materials; Other: TBCCN-developed educational materials

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01672944

MCC-16448

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate English and Spanish language educational materials that inform the community about a type of cancer research that involves the collection, storage, and processing of biospecimens. Part A of this study involved creating surveys about biospecimen donation and research. Now, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) will begin to evaluate education materials about biospecimen donation and research.

Phase II consists of two independent randomized controlled trials. Each trial is being conducted independently to test English and Spanish language materials (75 subjects each).

Full description

The project addresses gaps in information by developing and validating English and Spanish language instruments to measure knowledge of and attitudes towards biospecimen donation and banking, as well as intention to donate biospecimens to a biobank (Part A). Once developed, the instruments will be used to evaluate biobanking educational priming tools by conducting two independent RCTs. Wherein English educational materials will be tested with 75 participants recruited from an urban clinic, and Spanish educational materials will be tested with 75 participant recruited form a rural community health center network. For each RCT following baseline assessment, participants will be randomized to either: 1) educational priming tools (DVD and booklet) developed by the Tampa Bay Community Cancer Network (TBCCN); or 2) an NCI-developed brochure entitled "Providing Your Tissue for Research: What You Need to Know." Seven to 28 days later participants will be given a telephone follow up interview.

Enrollment: 339 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

English Language RCT Inclusion Criteria:

• scheduled for an appointment at Lifetime Cancer Screening (LCS)
• able to read and speak English
• able to provide informed consent

Spanish Language RCT Inclusion Criteria:

• receiving care at a participating clinic from the Suncoast Community Health Centers network
• able to read and speak Spanish
• able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• previously diagnosed with cancer
• previously participated in a biobank
• participated in another TBCCN-related study entitled "community perceptions on biobanking"

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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339 participants in 2 patient groups

TBCCN-developed educational materials

Experimental group

Description:

Biobanking educational DVD and booklet kit developed by the Tampa Bay Community Network (TBCCN) Center. English kit is entitled "Biobanking Hope for a Cancer Cure", and Spanish kit is entitled "Biobanco: Una esperanza de cura para el cancer."

Treatment:

Other: TBCCN-developed educational materials

Control Group

Other group

Description:

Biobanking educational Brochure developed by the National Cancer Institute. English brochure is entitled "Providing your Tissue for Research: What you need to Know", Spanish brochure is entitled "Lo que usted debe saber antes de dar sus tejidos para investigación médica."

Treatment:

Other: NCI-developed educational materials