Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Urban African American Communities Via Churches
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Registration Number
- NCT01139242
- Lead Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Brief Summary
This is an intervention study to increase colorectal cancer screening and physical activity in members of African-American churches who are 50 years old and older. The control arm receives the Body \& Soul program, a program to increase fruit and vegetable intake. The investigators hypothesize that those receiving the intervention, which includes four tailored newsletters and peer counseling, will be more likely to be screened if not up-to-date, and more likely to increase physical activity if screening was up-to-date at baseline, than controls.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 955
Inclusion Criteria
- Members of African-American churches who are at least 50 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
- Non-members of African-American churches; members who are under 50 years of age.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Higher incidence of CRC screening, if needed, among experimental participants. One year Among church members who were out-of-date for CRC screening at baseline, a higher percentage of experimental participants will have been screened at the time of follow-up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method