A Study of Using Social Networks to Encourage Three Peers to Complete Screening for Colorectal Cancer

The Black community has higher rates of colorectal cancer and lower rates of colorectal cancer screenings than whites. Getting screened through FIT testing may help catch colorectal cancer earlier, when it is easier to treat. MSK has created a program to help people who have been FIT tested to also help their peers (family, friends, and colleagues) in their community get FIT tested. The researchers think that training people on peer outreach, such as telling people in your social network about FIT testing and how to get it, may increase the rate of colorectal cancer screening. The purpose of this study is to see if training people on peer outreach increases the number of people who get screened for colorectal cancer through FIT testing.

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Key information

Conditions

Colon Cancer Screening

Age range

45 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Memoiral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Self-identifies as Black (inclusive of African, African-American, or Afro-Caribbean)
Male
Speaks English or French very well
Is at least 45 years of age and no greater than 75 years of age
Has completed FIT testing within the prior year
Has at least 5 close network affiliates, who are Black males, and of at least 45 years of age and no greater than 75 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Has a household member who has already participated (or agreed to participate)
Has already been approached by a peer participating in the study (index participant) to complete FIT testing

Treatment and study plan

FITx3 intervention and CRC education

Other

Provide CRC education, SN education, handouts and text message/social media posts example library. Monthly Telephone Support Provide any additional support to index participants for peer FIT testing, assist in completion of peer outreach tracker. Biweekly Text Messages. Follow-up Assessment (month 8 after intervention) Complete follow-up form and assist in completion of peer outreach tracker Provide reminders to encourage participants to encourage peers to get FIT tested.

Colorectal Cancer (CRC) education alone

Other

CRC education alone.

Primary outcomes

number of people beyond the index participants who complete FIT screening

Time frame: within 8 months of the index participant's enrollment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Collaborators

CANCER PREVENTION FUND

Registry information

Official study title

FITx3 RCT: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Leveraging Social Networks to Encourage Three Peers to Complete Fecal Immunochemical Testing for Colorectal Cancer

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Mar 31, 2023
Registry last updated: Apr 7, 2026

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