Lay Health Worker Outreach in Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Asian Americans
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Colorectal Carcinoma, Health Status Unknown, Healthy Subject
In brief
This randomized clinical trial studies how well a lay health worker outreach works in increasing colorectal cancer screening in Asian Americans. Training community members to educate participants about colorectal cancer and its prevention may improve colorectal cancer screening rates in Asian Americans.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03115372
- Run by
- University of California, San Francisco
- People needed
- 982
- Starts
- 2012-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-07-29
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- LHW: self-identified as Filipino, Hmong, or Korean Americans
- LHW: age 18 or older
- LHW: are fluent in a Filipino language (Tagalog or Ilocano), Hmong, Korean, or English
- LHW: Live in the relevant area and intend to stay there for the next 12 months
- PARTICIPANTS: Self-identified as Filipino, Hmong, or Korean Americans
- PARTICIPANTS: speak a language that the LHW can speak such as Tagalog, Ilocano, Hmong, Korean, or English
- PARTICIPANTS: live in relevant area and intend to stay there for at least 12 months
- PARTICIPANTS: Are willing to participate in a study about health behaviors involving nutrition or CRC screening
You may not qualify if…
- Personal history of CRC
- Medical problems which may prevent them from attending 2 educational sessions
Where it is running
- UCLA / Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center — Los Angeles, California, United States
- University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sacramento, California, United States
- University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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