CARES-HCV: Promoting Screening Uptake Among Diverse Baby Boomers

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer; Hepatitis C Virus Infection
• Interventions: Behavioral: CARES-HCV

• Registration Number: NCT04980157
• Lead Sponsor: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the efficacy of educational materials to promote hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening uptake among adults born between 1945-1965.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-07-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-19
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-28
• Study Start: 2021-11-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-01
• Study Completion: 2022-12-01
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 2023-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 39

Inclusion Criteria

• Born between 1945 and 1965 and up to age 75
• No personal history of colorectal cancer (CRC) or current presumptive colorectal cancer symptoms (e.g., unresolved rectal bleeding or abdominal pain/bloating)
• No personal history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) or liver cancer
• Able to read, write, speak, and understand English or Spanish
• Not currently enrolled in another CRC screening or a HCV screening study
• At average risk for CRC (that is, no hereditary CRC syndromes such as lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, persistent diarrhea, bloating, or lower GI pain, no strong family history of CRC)
• Not currently up-to date with CRC screenings
• Not having previously completed HCV screening
• Able and willing to complete a phone interview
• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
All Participants	CARES-HCV	Patients born between 1945-1965 who have clinic visits at a partnering federally qualified health center.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) knowledge	Day 1 & Day 7	Participants will be interviewed regarding their HCV knowledge on Day 1 prior to receiving educational materials. They will be interviewed once again approximately one week after receiving educational materials.
Hepatitis C Virus Screening Status	at 6 months	Data about participants' HCV screening status will be collected from Federally Qualified Health Care Center's (FQHC) 6 months after participants have received educational materials.
Change in Colorectal Cancer (CRC) knowledge	Day 1 & Day 7	Participants will be interviewed regarding their CRC knowledge on Day 1 prior to receiving educational materials. They will be interviewed once again approximately one week after receiving educational materials.
Colorectal Cancer Screening Status	at 6 months	Data about participants' CRC screening status will be collected from Federally Qualified Health Care Center's (FQHC) 6 months after participants have received educational materials.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Moffitt Cancer Center; 🇺🇸 Tampa, Florida, United States