Increasing Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening in the Community

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Conditions studied: Colorectal Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms

In brief

The goal of the proposed study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Chi gung, a community-based intervention using peer education and tailored navigation to simultaneously improve colorectal (CRC) and breast cancer (BC) screening rates.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07748377

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

80

Starts

2026-09-01

Expected to finish

2029-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-05

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 75. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 45-75 years old
• Self-identify as Chinese and born outside of the U.S.
• Speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, or English
• Not up to date on BC screening (i.e., have not had a mammogram within the past two years)
• Not up to date on CRC screening (i.e., have not had any of the following tests)
• Colonoscopy within the past 10 years
• Fecal immunochemical tests/fecal occult blood tests within the past year or multi-target stool DNA test within the past three years
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years
• CT colonography within the past 5 years

You may not qualify if…

• Life expectancy ≤ 10 years or other pre-existing conditions whereby CRC or BC screening would not be recommended
• Personal history of BC or CRC
• Prior history of a total colectomy or mastectomy
• Lacks capacity to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• Henry Street Settlement — New York, New York, United States
• University Settlement — New York, New York, United States
• Charles B. Wang Community Health Center — New York, New York, United States
• VNS Health Chinatown Community Center — New York, New York, United States
• The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States
• St. Margaret's House — New York, New York, United States
• United Chinese Association of Brooklyn — New York, New York, United States

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