Breast Cancer Prevention Education

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breast Cancer Prevention
• Interventions: Behavioral: Comparison of evidential versus non-evidential education on women's breast cancer prevention behaviors

• Registration Number: NCT01299623
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

We will develop and evaluate a community-based approach for disseminating comparative effective reviews (CERs) about breast cancer prevention to African American women. The specific aims of our research, as shown below, will target this population because of persistent disparities in breast cancer morbidity and mortality among this population. Our primary aims are:

1. To evaluate uptake of a community-based strategy for disseminating CERs about breast cancer prevention to African American women based on sociodemographic characteristics, beliefs about medical research, and medical history. We predict that participation in a community forum will be higher among women with greater socioeconomic resources, those who have a family history of breast cancer, and women who have more positive beliefs about research.

2. To evaluate the impact of evidential versus non-evidential content about breast cancer prevention on psychological and behavioral outcomes that include: knowledge of breast cancer risk factors and prevention strategies, communication with individuals in their social and medical network, and distrust of medical research. We predict that women who receive evidential content that is specific for African American women will report greater knowledge about breast cancer risk factors and prevention strategies, will be more likely to discuss breast cancer prevention strategies with individuals in their social and medical network, and will report greater reductions in distrust of medical research compared to those who receive non-evidential content.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-08
• Study First Submitted: 2011-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2011-02-18
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-05
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 366

Inclusion Criteria

• African American women
• Ages 35-70
• No personal history of cancer
• Resident of Philadelphia metropolitan area

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Exclusion Criteria

• Non-African American
• Male
• Under 35 or over 70 years of age
• Personal history of cancer
• Not a resident of Philadelphia Metropolitan Area

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Evidential Group	Comparison of evidential versus non-evidential education on women's breast cancer prevention behaviors	Participants in this group will receive education about breast cancer prevention and specific information about African American women and breast cancer risk.
Non-Evidential Group	Comparison of evidential versus non-evidential education on women's breast cancer prevention behaviors	Participants in this group will receive general information about breast cancer prevention without anything specific to African American women.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Distrust of medical research	6 months	Assessment of the extent to which participants harbor distrust for the medical establishment three and six months post intervention compared to at baseline.
Intervention uptake	1 session	Assessment of participants' attendance at a session.
knowledge about breast cancer prevention	6 months	Measurement of women's knowledge about breast cancer prevention at three and six months post intervention compared to baseline measurements.
Communication about breast cancer prevention	6 months	Assessment of the extent to which women discuss breast cancer prevention with their health care providers at three and six months post intervention compared to at baseline.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Beliefs about research	baseline	Assessment of the relationship between participants' beliefs about research and the primary outcomes.
Education	baseline	Assessment of the relationship between participants' education and primary outcomes.
Family history	baseline	Assessment of the relationship between participants' family history and the primary outcomes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pennsylvania Center for Community Based Research and Health Disparities; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States