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Colon Health Champion Program

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 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

  • 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
  • "They will fill out surveys before and after the meeting, and again one month later."
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 tests whether the Colon Health Champion Program is practical to run and acceptable to people who join. It is for adults ages 45–75 in selected communities. Study participants who are not champions must have an average risk of colon and rectal cancer and be due for routine screening.

This is a single arm-proof-of-concept trial. The primary goal of this trial is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the Colon Health Champion Program

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 45–75 years old and live in one of the selected communities.
  • You can speak, write, and understand English.
  • If you join as a study participant, not a champion, you have an average risk of colon and rectal cancer and are due for screening.

Who can't join

  • You plan to move out of the area during the study.
  • Problems with thinking or memory keep you from giving informed consent or completing study tasks.
  • For participants only, not champions: You have had colon or rectal cancer, adenomatous polyps (growths that may become cancer), or bowel inflammation such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
  • For participants only, not champions: A parent, sibling, or child had colon or rectal cancer at age 59 or younger, or at least two of these relatives have had it.
  • For participants only, not champions: You have an inherited condition that raises colon cancer risk, such as Lynch syndrome or familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP).
  • For participants only, not champions: You have blood in your stool, bleeding from your rectum, or bowel changes lasting more than two weeks, such as constipation or changes in stool shape.
  • For participants only, not champions: You have weight loss that is not planned or explained, severe tiredness, or anemia (too few healthy red blood cells).
  • For participants only, not champions: You had a colonoscopy in the past 10 years, a FIT stool test in the past year, or a FIT plus DNA stool test in the past 3 years.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged (45-75 years old) who reside in target communities. * Ability to speak, write, and comprehend English language * Additional for trial participants only (not champions): Participants will include adults who are at average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) and due for routine CRC screening. Exclusion Criteria: * Planning to move from the area within the study period * Cognitive impairment that would preclude informed consent or completion of study measures * Additional for Trial Participants only (not Champions): * At elevated risk of CRC, defined as having one or more of the following: * Personal history of CRC, adenomatous polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis) * Strong family history of CRC, defined as having one first-degree relative diagnosed at age 59 or younger or two or more first-degree relatives who have had CRC * Known hereditary CRC syndromes (e.g., Lynch syndrome or familial adenomatous polyposis \[FAP\]) * Currently experiencing potential colorectal symptoms, including: * Blood in stool or rectal bleeding * Persistent changes in bowel habits (e.g., constipation or changes in stool shape lasting more than two weeks) * Unintended or unexplained weight loss * Severe fatigue or anemia * Currently up-to-date with CRC screening, defined as having received any of the following tests: * Colonoscopy within the last ten years * FIT within the last year * FIT +DNA within the last three years

Study sites (1)

VA