Improving Cancer Prevention and Control Through Academic-local Public Health Department Partnerships

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT06605196
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand how to leverage structures and processes of academic health department (AHD) partnerships to facilitate implementation of cancer related evidence-based programs and policies (EBPPs).

Detailed Description

The investigators will conduct a group-randomized study (total N=28 AHD partnerships) to evaluate the effect of strategies to increase implementation of cancer control and prevention EBPPs by supporting AHD partnerships. Partnerships will be randomized 1:1 to either an active implementation arm in which they will receive tailored strategies based on prior kn...

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
364
Inclusion Criteria
  • Local health department practitioners who are involved in the implementation of cancer prevention and control programs within their communities and are engaged in an academic-health department partnership.
  • Employees in academic settings currently partnering with local health departments. These partnerships could be located anywhere within the United States.
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Exclusion Criteria

• Individuals under the age of 18 years old.

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Implementation ArmResources and guided facilitationThe implementation arm will receive tailored, guided support to improve their AHD partnerships.
Control ArmExisting resourcesThe control arm will be referred to existing resources in the Learning Community but will not receive new resources or guided facilitation.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evidence-Based InterventionsBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will see 5 questions about interventions related to specific public health program areas. They will be asked if their agency or institution has delivered those interventions within the last year. Possible score of 0 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.

Academic Health Department Evidence-Based InterventionsBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will see 5 questions about interventions related to specific public health program areas. They will be asked if their academic health department has delivered those interventions within the last year. Possible score of 0 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Organizational Collaboration - Aligning strategyBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Organizational Collaboration - Coordinating Current WorkBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Joint Decision MakingBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Joint OperationBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Survey participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall operation score will be calculated by taking the average of the 2 characteristics. Higher scores indicate stronger partnerships.
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Reduced AutonomyBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.
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Resource SharingBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Perceived Collaboration OutcomesBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their academic-health department partnership on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Awareness of Evidence-Based Decision Making Culture Supportive of Evidence-Based Decision MakingBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of opportunities to learn about and apply evidence-based decision making on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Capacity and Expectations for Evidence-based Decision MakingBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of opportunities to learn about and apply evidence-based decision making on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree with the following statements.
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Resource AvailabilityBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of resource availability in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Evaluation CapacityBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of evaluation capacity in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Individual SkillsBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their individual public health skills on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Scores for each of the 6 characteristics will be dichotomized into strongly agree/agree (1) and neither disagree or agree/disagree/strongly disagree (0). Higher scores indicate a better outcome...

Organizational Capacity for Evidence-Based Decision Making/LeadershipBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of leadership in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Scores for each of the 7 characteristics will be dichotomized into strongly agree/agree (1) and neither disagree or agree/disagree/strongly disagree (0). Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Individual Skills for Health EquityBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of health equity within their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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LeadershipBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of leadership in their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." Scores for each of the 7 characteristics will be dichotomized into strongly agree/agree (1) and neither disagree or agree/disagree/strongly disagree (0).

Leadership in my agency....
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Organizational Climate and CultureBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of organizational climate and culture within their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores mean a better outcome.

Organizational Characteristics Related to Health EquityBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of organizational climate and culture within their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." A summary score will be created as an average of the items within the domain. Possible scores 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
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Environmental SupportBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall environmental support score will be calculated by taking the average of the 3 characteristics. Possible score of 1 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.
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Funding StabilityBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall funding stability score will be calculated by taking the average of the 5 characteristics. Possible score of 1 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.
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Strategic PlanningBaseline, 2 years post baseline

Participants will be asked to rate their perceptions of their agency on a 5-point ordered scale from "Strongly disagree" to "Strongly agree." An overall strategic planning score will be calculated by taking the average of the 3 characteristics. Possible score of 1 to 5. Higher score indicates a better outcome.
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Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis

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St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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