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Young Adult-Mediated Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening

Developing a Young Adult-Mediated Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Rural Screening Age-Eligible Adults

Who can join

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

Age
25 Years to 75 Years
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

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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
  • "In Aim 1, survey data from n=150 younger (25-44 years old) and n=150 older (45-75 years old) adults living in rural communities will be collected."
  • "N=300 survey responses (n=150 from each age group) will be analyzed to determine the primary channels and sources of health-related information, quantify the extent to which these residents engage in family communications about cancer screening, and identify potential strategies for upward communications."
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 is developing and testing a program where younger family members encourage older relatives to get checked for colorectal cancer, which affects the colon or rectum. It is for adults ages 25–75 in rural areas of Virginia and North Carolina with high rates of this cancer. The study includes surveys, group discussions, and a small test with adult children and their parents.

This study will garner preliminary data to develop a young adult-mediated intervention whereby a younger family member encourages their older family member to get colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. In Aim 1, survey data from n=150 younger (25-44 years old) and n=150 older (45-75 years old) adults living in rural communities will be collected. In Aim 2, intervention components will be evaluated using n=9 focus groups. The novel intervention will be assessed via a pilot trial (n=15 adult child/parent dyads) in Aim 3.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Live in a county in the Virginia/North Carolina area with high rates of colorectal cancer.
  • Be 25–75 years old.
  • Be able to speak, write, and understand English.
  • For the small program test (Aim 3), younger adults must have an older relative who is old enough for screening and whom they talk with at least once every two weeks.

Who can't join

  • People who join the survey (Aim 1) or group discussions (Aim 2) cannot join the small program test (Aim 3).

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Residents of counties in the Virginia/North Carolina CRC hotspot * 25-75 years old * Able to speak, write, and comprehend English * Younger adult participants in Aims 3 must have an older, screening age-eligible relative with whom they speak with regularly (i.e., ≥ once every two weeks) Exclusion Criteria: • Participants in Aims 1 or 2 will be ineligible for Aim 3

Study sites (1)

VA