Health Habits and Cancer Risk Comparison Among Migrant Sri Lankans and Sri Lankans

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• Conditions: Acculturation
• Interventions: Behavioral: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT00476580
• Lead Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Brief Summary

Objectives:

General objective:

To determine how acculturation to United States has influenced the health and cancer risk among a US migrant Sri Lankan population.

Specific objectives:

1. To determine the prevalence of cancer and cancer related non-communicable diseases among Sri Lankan Sinhalese living in the greater Houston area.

2. To study the distribution of risk factors for cancer in this population.

3. To study the pattern of utilization of methods available for early detection of cancer in this population.

4. To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.

Detailed Description

A health survey among Sinhala adults living in Houston comparing the health and health habits between the Sri Lankans living in Houston and their close relatives living in Sri Lanka.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-04
• Study First Submitted: 2007-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-05-21
• Study First Posted: 2007-05-22
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

1. Sri Lankan Sinhalese adults (18 years of age or older) living in the greater Houston area but born in Sri Lanka
2. Siblings or the first cousins of the study participants living in Sri Lanka of same sex and of an age plus or minus 10 years

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Exclusion Criteria

1. Sri Lankan Sinhalese born in the US
2. Sri Lankan Sinhalese under 18 years of age
3. Participation in a M. D. Anderson sponsored focus group or survey regarding health within the past 6 months

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Sri Lankan Sinhalese	Questionnaire	Sri Lankan Sinhalese adults (18 years of age or older) living in the greater Houston area, but born in Sri Lanka.
Siblings or Cousins in Sri Lanka	Questionnaire	Siblings or the first cousins of the study participants living in Sri Lanka of same sex and of an age plus or minus 10 years.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine how acculturation to US has influenced health and cancer risk (prevalence of cancer related non-communicable diseases, distribution of risk factors, early cancer detection method utilization) among Sri Lankan Sinhalese in greater Houston area.	3 Years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.	1 Year

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

University of Peradeniya; 🇱🇰 Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States

City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States