Outreach Core Activities
- Conditions
- Cancer EducationSpanish Language Cancer Education
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Community Engagement (CE) Training Program for U54 Partnership InvestigatorsBehavioral: Cancer CientoUno (101) programBehavioral: Community-based Training Program (CBTP) for Community Leaders and Stakeholders.Behavioral: Integrate Cancer 101 into the Stakeholders ProgramsBehavioral: Lunch and Learn Updated Recommendations Series.Behavioral: Community Advisory Panels (CAP)Behavioral: Research CornerBehavioral: Community Engagement (CE) Training Program for Lay Community Members
- Registration Number
- NCT05832177
- Brief Summary
The Ponce Health Sciences University-Moffitt Cancer Center (PSHU-MCC) U54 Outreach Core (OC) goal is to increase community cancer awareness, community engagement (CE) and participation in cancer health disparities research and outreach in Hispanic/Latino communities through the following:
Aim 1: To develop, deliver, and disseminate cancer education and outreach activities to Hispanic/Latino community members to reduce cancer health disparities.
Aim 2: To enhance capacity for mutually beneficial research engagement to address cancer health disparities.
Aim 3: To expand the capacity to train community members as lay health promoters to deliver evidenced-based cancer education programs in their communities.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1200
- Age 18 years or older
- Any health status
- Able to speak, read and write Spanish or English (some events are in Spanish, some are in English)
- [Cancer 101 Online Training Program, Lunch and Learn podcast, and Stakeholders Program only]: Have access to the internet
- Willing to complete the training modules and assessments [Cancer 101 Online Training Program]
- Willing to complete registration, attendance logs, and evaluations, as applicable
- [Community Engagement Training Program, Research Corner only]: be a researcher who received U54 funding in the proposed renewal period including Full, Pilot, and Developmental projects.
- [Stakeholders in the Community-based Training Program and Cancer 101 Stakeholders program only]: nurses, community health educators, clinical social workers, physicians, psychologists, among other healthcare professionals
- Does not meet inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description U54 Partnership Investigators Community Engagement (CE) Training Program for U54 Partnership Investigators These CE workshops will be mandatory for all partnership researchers who receive U54 funding in the proposed renewal period including Full, Pilot, and Developmental projects. The CE workshops are aimed to increase researchers' knowledge about the best strategies to establish teamwork with community members to achieve mutual benefits and advance translational research in cancer. Community Members who attend Cancer CientoUno (101) program Cancer CientoUno (101) program Community members who opt to participate in the online Cancer CientoUno (101) training program. They will be asked to complete a registration survey and the programs self-paced educational modules. At the start of the course, they will be asked to complete a brief survey. After every module, they will be asked to complete a brief survey. In addition, community members will be asked to complete a midterm survey and a 6-month follow up survey. Community Leaders and Stakeholders Community-based Training Program (CBTP) for Community Leaders and Stakeholders. Community leaders from disadvantaged socioeconomic areas and Stakeholders of healthcare organizations with whom the Program has established previous collaborative relationships will participate in the CBTP. The stakeholders include nurses, community health educators, clinical social workers, among other healthcare professionals. Stakeholders Integrate Cancer 101 into the Stakeholders Programs Physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other stakeholders within the communities under the partnership umbrella will participate in the Cancer 101 Stakeholders program. Community Members who Access Series of Virtual Lunch and Learn Podcasts Lunch and Learn Updated Recommendations Series. Community members will have access to a series of virtual Lunch and Learn podcasts, which will be 30-minute long, pre-recorded sessions in English and/or Spanish. Podcast sessions will cover updated cancer-relevant recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Reach will be tracked with number of visits and/or other access metrics. Community Members who Join Community Advisory Panel (CAP) Community Advisory Panels (CAP) The Community Advisory Panel (CAP) members will include individuals who are cancer survivors, family members/caregivers of cancer survivors, and/or representatives from healthcare, community- and faith-based organizations who are invited to join the CAP and accept the invitation. The PHSU-MCC Partnership utilizes a CAP to inform and guide overall outreach activities in PR and FL. Two CAPs, one at MCC and one at PHSU have been organized. Previous CAP members will be retained if interested and new CAP members added as needed. U54 Partnership Investigators and CAP Members Research Corner During standing CAP meetings, partnership investigators present their ongoing research to members of the CAPs. Researchers who receive U54 funding in the proposed renewal period including Full, Pilot, and Developmental projects can request CAP feedback on topics along the research continuum from concepts for new research projects, ideas for recruitment, or dissemination of fundings. Lay Community Members Community Engagement (CE) Training Program for Lay Community Members Lay community members will opt to participate in a 2-day CE workshop series. The goal is to include trained lay community members to actively participate in cancer prevention education and research. These activities will facilitate community-academic partnerships between the Partnership researchers and community members.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in cancer-related knowledge and self-efficacy for providing health education Day 1 and upon completion of Cancer 101 Online Training program, 15 weeks Data will be based on self-reported assessments completed by Cancer 101 online program participants prior to starting the course and upon completion of the course
Number of participants that attend Latinos y el cáncer/Hablemos de cáncer symposia Day 1 Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
Number of Research Corner presentations presented at CAP meetings Day 1 Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
Number of Cancer 101 Stakeholders Program trainees that complete CME credits Upon completion of the Stakeholders Program, 15 weeks Data will be based on event tracking metrics for CME completion
Number of participants that attend El Puente events Day 1 Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
Number of participants that attend ¡Salud! Serie de Charlas events Day 1 Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
Number of participants that access recordings of the Lunch and Learn podcast 1 week after posting, 1 month after posting, 6 months after posting Data will be based on event tracking related to access to podcast recordings
Number of U54 partnership investigator participants that attend the Community Engagement (CE) Training Program Day 1 and Day 3, at start of and upon completion of each Community Engagement Training Program workshop] Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
Number of trainees that complete the Community-based Training Program (CBTP) for Community Leaders and Stakeholders Day 1 and Day 3, at start of and upon completion of the Community-based Training Program) Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
Number of trainees that complete the Cancer 101 Stakeholders Program Upon completion of the Stakeholders Program, 15 weeks Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
Number of Participants that Complete the Cancer 101 Online Training Program At 15 Weeks from Start of Training Program Program completion data will be based upon whether individuals complete the modules and assessments
Number of Participants that Access the Cancer 101 Online Training Information Post Training At 6 months Post Training Program Number of participants that access the online program after completing the online training program
Number of CAP meetings held per year and number of CAP members Day 1 Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance
Number of community member participants that attend the Community Engagement (CE) Training Program Day 1 and Day 2 of at start and upon completion of each Community Engagement Training Program] Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Moffitt Cancer Center
🇺🇸Tampa, Florida, United States
Ponce Health Sciences University
🇵🇷Ponce, Puerto Rico