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NCT Number: NCT03078348

Increasing Access to Colorectal Cancer Testing (IACCT) for Blacks

The purpose of this research study is to compare a new educational material to another widely available educational brochure. The goal is to see if the new educational material will change knowledge and behaviors about colorectal cancer and colorectal screening.

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Key information

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Colonic Diseases Colorectal Carcinoma Colorectal Neoplasms Digestive System Diseases Digestive System Neoplasms Gastrointestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Intestinal Diseases Intestinal Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Rectal Diseases

Age range

50 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Community-based recruitment methods will be used including promotional flyers and word of mouth at locations such as churches, barber shops, civic/community social service centers, senior centers, cultural groups. The flyers will provide brief information and advertise a telephone number for potential participants to call the study office at Moffitt.
  • Self identify as Black or African American
  • Have no symptoms of colorectal cancer (CRC), or personal diagnosis of CRC or bowel inflammatory disease or related syndromes
  • Have not had recent CRC screening per guidelines (never screened or overdue)
  • Participants must provide at least two forms of contact information (mailing address, home telephone or cell phone or email address), and contact information of a secondary individual who has a number that is different from the participant (this person may be a relative or friend living with the respondent).
  • Spouse or relatives of respondent are potentially eligible.

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals who have participated in a colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) research in the past 1 year will not be eligible for this study.
  • Additional criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kit

Other

Free FIT Kits distributed at study entry.

Culturally targeted Photo Novella Booklet

Behavioral

Culturally targeted Photo Novella Booklet + culturally targeted reminders. Print materials developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) to provide information about CRC, importance of screening and available screening tests. Timed reminder letters and/or emails intended as a cue to action and as educational boost to facilitate participant screening decision making and screening uptake.

Screen for Life Brochure

Behavioral

Screen for Life Brochure + standard reminders. Print materials developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) to provide information about CRC, importance of screening and available screening tests. Timed reminder letters and/or emails intended as a cue to action and as educational boost to facilitate participant screening decision making and screening uptake.

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Kit Return Per Study Arm

    Time frame: 6 months post final enrollment

    Fit screening uptake at 6 months. Number of participants who used and returned their FIT Kit, per study arm. A FIT Kit was provided to participants in both study arms for use and return.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of Diagnostic Colonoscopy

    Time frame: Post 6 month follow-up

    Number of participants who participated in a diagnostic colonoscopy, post test kit return.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Other

Collaborators

  • American Cancer Society, Inc.

Registry information

Acronym: IACCT

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2017
First posted
Mar 13, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 9, 2022

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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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