Test Up Now Education Program

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Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer Screening

In brief

This study will test the effectiveness of an outreach strategy to increase colorectal cancer screening in African Americans. The investigators will recruit 250 African Americans ages 45-64 years who are not up-to-date with colorectal cancer screening or have never been screened, with the goal to evaluate screening knowledge, behavior, and intervention effects on colorectal cancer screening outcomes. Participants will be randomly assigned to the TUNE-UP intervention or a control group. The TUNE-UP intervention arm will utilize a community health advisor to encourage return of stool blood testing kits through cell phone outreach. The control group will receive educational materials about colorectal cancer screening plus a resource list but no community health advisor counseling support or cellphone / text contact. The primary study outcome is receipt of colorectal cancer screening (colonoscopy or Fecal Immunochemical Test) following the intervention. The secondary outcomes will include colorectal cancer screening knowledge, self-efficacy (confidence to receive colorectal cancer screening), intention to screen, and follow-up in the case of an abnormal test result. The research objective is to test the community health advisor intervention effectiveness for promoting stool blood testing as a preferred screening test in an under-screened African American population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04304001

Run by

Florida A&M University

People needed

115

Starts

2021-04-07

Expected to finish

2024-02-12

Last updated by the study team

2024-10-29

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• are 45 years to 64 years of age
• self-identify as African American
• have a working cellphone or telephone
• are a resident of Florida
• are non-adherent with colorectal cancer screening guidelines (i.e., no stool-based tests > 9 months, no colonoscopy within 9 years, and no flexible sigmoidoscopy within 4 years)
• have no personal history of colorectal cancer, precancerous colorectal polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease).

You may not qualify if…

• under 45 years or over 64 years of age
• do not self-identify as African American
• do not have a working cellphone or telephone
• not a resident of Florida
• are adherent with colorectal cancer screening guidelines (i.e., stool-based tests < 9 months, colonoscopy within 9 years, and flexible sigmoidoscopy within 4 years) or
• have a personal history of colorectal cancer, precancerous colorectal polyps, or inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease).

Where it is running

• Florida A&M University — Tallahassee, Florida, United States

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