Testing Radon Com Methods: Clinical Trial Smartphone App vs Print Brochures

University of North Dakota (UND)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Cancer

Treatments: Other: Print brochure; Other: The radon app

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05319457

CTR radon PCF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to compare the effectiveness of radon information delivered via the radon app vs. a traditional approach (printed brochure). The prevalence of exceptionally high levels of residential radon in ND, coupled with public's poor understanding of this hazard, is a critical public health problem.

Enrollment: 130 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The principal eligibility criterion is that participants own a smartphone.

Exclusion criteria

• The principal exclusion criterion is previous testing for radon within the past two years.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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130 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Print brochures

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants assigned to the print brochure group will receive three educational print brochures about radon published by EPA via postal mails for three months (one per each month).

Treatment:

Other: Print brochure

The radon app

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to the radon app group will be asked to use the radon app for three months where they will be exposed to mobile friendly educational content that is repurposed from educational print brochures about radon published by EPA.

Treatment:

Other: The radon app