The Peer Genetic Study

Thomas Jefferson University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Subject; Prostate Carcinoma

Treatments: Behavioral: Cancer Educational Materials; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Other: Educational Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT05011799

JT 14300 (Other Identifier)

19F.496

W81XWH1910399 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This trial studies how well a peer-based health education program works in reducing barriers and changing attitudes and beliefs of prostate cancer genetic screening in African American participants with or without a previous personal or family history of prostate cancer. Participating in a peer-based health educational program may help participants learn more about prostate cancer and how their personal or family history of disease may increase their risk of prostate cancer.

Enrollment: 149 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 35 to 69 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to read and speak English comfortably
• With or without a personal or family history of PCA
• Do not need to be an established patient at CityLife Neighborhood Clinic in order to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Do not read or speak English comfortably
• Men who participated in a focus group will be excluded from participating in the intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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149 participants in 2 patient groups

Arm I (health education)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants attend 1-2 monthly peer educator-led education sessions about PCA genetic testing over 3 hours each for 18 months.

Treatment:

Other: Educational Intervention

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Arm II (cancer educational materials)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants receive mailed informational materials about PCA risk, family history, and genetic testing.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaire Administration

Behavioral: Cancer Educational Materials