Increasing Access to Colorectal Cancer Testing (IACCT) for Blacks

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Colorectal Carcinoma; Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Culturally targeted Photo Novella Booklet; Other: Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kit; Behavioral: Screen for Life Brochure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03078348

MCC-16501

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to compare a new educational material to another widely available educational brochure. The goal is to see if the new educational material will change knowledge and behaviors about colorectal cancer and colorectal screening.

Enrollment: 331 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Community-based recruitment methods will be used including promotional flyers and word of mouth at locations such as churches, barber shops, civic/community social service centers, senior centers, cultural groups. The flyers will provide brief information and advertise a telephone number for potential participants to call the study office at Moffitt.
• Self identify as Black or African American
• Have no symptoms of colorectal cancer (CRC), or personal diagnosis of CRC or bowel inflammatory disease or related syndromes
• Have not had recent CRC screening per guidelines (never screened or overdue)
• Participants must provide at least two forms of contact information (mailing address, home telephone or cell phone or email address), and contact information of a secondary individual who has a number that is different from the participant (this person may be a relative or friend living with the respondent).
• Spouse or relatives of respondent are potentially eligible.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals who have participated in a colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) research in the past 1 year will not be eligible for this study.
• Additional criteria may apply.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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331 participants in 2 patient groups

Targeted Psychoeducational Photo Novella

Active Comparator group

Description:

Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kit + Culturally targeted Photo Novella Booklet + culturally targeted reminders. This study involves participation at distinct time points: 1. Baseline 2. 6 month follow-up

Treatment:

Other: Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kit

Behavioral: Culturally targeted Photo Novella Booklet

Standard Brochure Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

FIT Kit + Screen for Life Brochure + standard reminders. This study involves participation at distinct time points: 1. Baseline 2. Post 6 month follow-up

Treatment:

Behavioral: Screen for Life Brochure

Other: Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kit