CARE: Cancer Risk Perception and Women of Color
- Conditions
- Breast Carcinoma
- Interventions
- Other: Non-Interventional Study
- Registration Number
- NCT06036875
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Brief Summary
This study examines patient understanding of current and lifetime risk for breast cancer in women of color from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
- Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Examine the association between BC risk factors and BC risk perceptions among younger Black and Hispanic women and explore differences in associations by race and ethnicity (Black Hispanic, Black, Hispanic).
II. Explore how younger Black and Hispanic women conceptualize and formulate their risk for BC and to explore the relationship between risk perceptions and risk-reduction strategies.
OUTLINE: This is an observational study.
Patients complete a survey and may participate in an interview on study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 550
- Self-identify as female
- Between the ages of 18 and 50
- No medical history of breast cancer
- Unable to understand or comprehend English or Spanish
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Health Services Research Non-Interventional Study Patients complete a survey and may participate in an interview on study.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perception of risk Baseline (at enrollment) Measured using a 0-100% response (percent lifetime risk) and a 5-point verbal scale ranging from 'very low' to 'very high' (ordinal lifetime risk). Participants will also be asked to assess their risk compared to women their age with the response options of 'much lower', 'about the same', and 'much higher' (comparative risk likelihood).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
University of Arizona
🇺🇸Tucson, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
🇺🇸Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida
🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States