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NCT Number: NCT01831375

Cancer Prevention and Care Among Aged

This research represents a pioneering effort to design a brief, cost effective and readily transportable program that will enable disadvantaged elders to become more effective participants in their health care.

The intervention is expected to result in trained elders becoming more knowledgeable health care partners. Trained patients will be prepared for appointments and will engage their primary care physicians in active dialogue regarding cancer prevention and screening.

Based on self-advocacy, these patients are expected to receive better preventive care and report greater satisfaction with care. Program participation can subsequently contribute to general health improvements and minimize health disparities.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Neoplasms

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

About this study

In a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 400 older adults, the investigators will assess the efficacy of the "Speak Up" intervention (N=200) relative to an attention control group "Connect" program (N=200), aimed at enhancing social and civic engagement. Participants will now obtain resource materials that include decision aids and diary logs to bring to visits with doctors. The investigators will implement "Speak Up" and "Connect" programs in two unique study populations: 1) participants in the ongoing NCI study and 2) older adults attending senior center programs sponsored by Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). Participants will be assessed prior to the intervention and 2 month, and 12 months post intervention. The investigators will have an observation window of 12 months to determine whether and when the older adult obtained screening. The selection of a shorter follow-up time frame will help reduce attrition.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Men and women
  • Over the age of 65 from Area Agencies of Aging who are interested in participating

Exclusion criteria

  • No exclusion

Treatment and study plan

Speak Up

Behavioral

Intervention group_treatment group

Other names: The Involved Elders Project

Get Connected

Behavioral

Participants will learn to be connected with social resources in the community.

Primary outcomes

  1. Perception of Physician Quality Scale

    Time frame: one year

    Perception of Physician Quality Scale(Lee & Kasper, 1998) will be used to measure patient satisfaction with physician care (p. 21). Questions include satisfaction with physician visits and satisfaction with physician knowledge of respondent's medical problems. This scale has been utilized with elderly populations (e.g. Burton et al. 2002) and has been found to be a valid and reliable (Cronbach's alpha greater than .8) measure of patient satisfaction (Lee & Kasper, 1998).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cancer Screening Recommendations

    Time frame: one year

    Physicians would make more recommendations for cancer prevention and screening

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Case Western Reserve University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Health Care Partners in Cancer Prevention and Care Among Aged

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Apr 15, 2013
Registry last updated
Feb 2, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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