Screen to Save: A Colorectal Cancer Educational Intervention
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 100
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Knowledge Related to Colorectal Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Screening
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to understand if an educational program about colorectal cancer helps improve people's knowledge of colorectal cancer prevention and screening and their intention to get screened for colorectal cancer.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Screening
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 50 Years to 74 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age: 50-74 years old
- •Attendee at event where educational module is offered
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Knowledge Related to Colorectal Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Screening
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately following intervention
A pre-test and post-test is conducted with participants to assess any changes in knowledge related to key learning outcomes expected from the educational intervention (assessed via 14 questions before and after learning).
Number of Participants With Varying Levels of Behavioral Intentions Related to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention
Time Frame: Immediately following intervention
Post-test conducted to assess behavioral intention related to five prevention and screening behaviors (assessed via 5 questions on a 4-point Likert scale, where a higher score indicates stronger behavioral intention). The scale for all behavioral intention measures started with, "As a result of the colorectal cancer screening information I received during the Screen to Save educational session, I am more likely to..."
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Tracy L. Onega
Associate Director of Community Outreach and Education, Norris Cotton Cancer Center; Associate Professor, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center