Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Urban African American Communities Via Churches

This is an intervention study to increase colorectal cancer screening and physical activity in members of African-American churches who are 50 years old and older. The control arm receives the Body & Soul program, a program to increase fruit and vegetable intake. The investigators hypothesize that those receiving the intervention, which includes four tailored newsletters and peer counseling, will be more likely to be screened if not up-to-date, and more likely to increase physical activity if screening was up-to-date at baseline, than controls.

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Key information

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer Colonic Diseases 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–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Members of African-American churches who are at least 50 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Non-members of African-American churches; members who are under 50 years of age.

Treatment and study plan

Body & Soul nutritional intervention

Behavioral

Pastoral and peer counseling, and church activities/menus to promote increased fruit and vegetable consumption among church members.

Experimental: newsletters and peer counseling

Behavioral

Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to promote CRC screening in church members who are out-of-date with screening. Four tailored newsletters and peer counseling calls to others to increase physical activity.

Primary outcomes

Higher incidence of CRC screening, if needed, among experimental participants.

Time frame: One year

Among church members who were out-of-date for CRC screening at baseline, a higher percentage of experimental participants will have been screened at the time of follow-up.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Other

Collaborators

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Registry information

Official study title

Increasing CRC Screening in Urban African American Communities Via Churches

Acronym: ACTS

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Jun 8, 2010
Registry last updated: Feb 26, 2024

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