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Addressing Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening in Black and Underserved Phoenix Communities

Colorectal Cancer Screening in Black and Underserved Communities in the Phoenix Metro Area: Addressing Disparities in Cancer Prevention

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
45 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants also complete a questionnaire about colorectal cancer screening and healthcare."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks at whether free home stool tests, screening education, and follow-up care may help close gaps in colon and rectal cancer screening. It is for Black and underserved communities in the Phoenix area.

This clinical trial studies disparities involving colorectal cancer prevention and screening in Black and underserved communities in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Black community is disproportionately impacted by colorectal cancer, with the highest rate of any racial/ethnic group in the United States. There are complex reasons behind these disparities, largely related to socioeconomic factors and healthcare access. Providing access to free, home-based fecal immunochemical testing (FIT), colorectal screening education, and appropriate follow-up to predominantly Black community-based organizations and underserved communities may help to close this gap.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are age 45 or older.
  • You have never had colon or rectal cancer or colon polyps (growths in the colon).
  • You have no parent, sibling, or child who was diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer before age 60.
  • You have no current symptoms in your digestive system or rectum, such as bleeding from the rectum.
  • You have not had a colonoscopy (a camera exam of the colon) in the past 5 years.
  • You have not had a FIT (a stool test that checks for blood) in the past year.
  • You attend one of 4 mainly Black churches in Phoenix. The study may also include other underserved communities in the Phoenix area, when possible.

Who can't join

    Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

    Official eligibility criteria

    Inclusion Criteria: * Age 45 years of age or older * No prior history of colorectal cancer or colon polyps * No first-degree family history of colorectal cancer who were diagnosed under age 60 * No current gastrointestinal (GI) or rectal symptoms (such as rectal bleeding) * Have not undergone a colonoscopy in the last 5 years * Have not had a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) test within the last year * Participants that attend 4 predominantly African American churches within the Phoenix Community and extend the study opportunity as feasible to other underserved communities in the Phoenix Metro area

    Study sites (1)

    AZ