Engaging Black Men in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Colorectal Cancer; CRC; Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: mHealth Application

• Registration Number: NCT05980182
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

To determine the unmet needs, attitudes, barriers and facilitators of African American (AA)/ Black men use of colorectal cancer screening and describe how community leaders such as barbers may act as Community Champions to educate and facilitate screening participation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-08-04
• Study Start: 2023-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-07
• Primary Completion: 2024-06-25
• Study Completion: 2024-06-25
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Adult men
• Identify as Black or African American
• Work or live in Petersburg, VA or surrounding counties
• Eligible for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at time of study enrollment

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to speak or read English
• Currently up-to-date with CRC screening

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Tailored Screen to Save (S2S) content	mHealth Application	Content to be delivered using a combination of short video and text-based information optimized for delivery via Quick Response (QR) codes for smartphones.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Colorectal Screening Status	3 Months	The number of participants that complete screening (any type)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determine feasibility of Mobile Health (mHealth) Application -Enrollment	Week 1	The number of men that enroll for the intervention (application)
Determine the feasibility of the mHealth Application-Videos	Week 1	The number of participants that view the videos
Determine the feasibility of the mHealth Application- Retention	Baseline (Day 1), Week 2, and Week 12	The number of participants that complete Questionnaires (\>75%)
Determine the feasibility of the mHealth Application- Clinic/ Screening Request	Week 12	The number of participants that respond to the request to contact clinic/ navigation services
Determine the feasibility of the mHealth Application - Sharing Content	Week 12	The number of participants that share content on social network

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University; 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States