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NCT Number: NCT05832177

Outreach Core Activities

The Outreach Core (OC) of the Ponce Health Sciences University-Moffitt Cancer Center (PHSU-MCC) Partnership provides community outreach and education to improve cancer screening behaviors in our catchment area populations. The overall goal of the OC is to increase community cancer awareness, community engagement, and participation in cancer research and outreach in our catchment areas. Working closely with other Partnership cores and investigators, the team proposes to elevate and expand its activities to facilitate reciprocal communication between community members and partnership researchers through OC educational activities, training opportunities, supporting participant recruitment efforts, and incorporating the Community Advisory Panel (CAP) feedback on partnership research projects. Together with community members and Partnership researchers, the OC will increase cancer awareness, community engagement, and participation in cancer research in communities served by MCC (in FL) and PHSU (in PR) through the following three Specific Aims:

Aim 1: To develop, deliver, and disseminate cancer education and outreach activities to our catchment area populations. The team will deliver cancer education to communities in PR and FL using evidence-based programs through multiple delivery strategies and reflecting partnership research priorities and topics of interest identified by community members.

Aim 2: To enhance capacity for mutually beneficial research engagement to address cancer health priorities in our catchment areas. The team will facilitate communication between community members and partnership investigators (e.g., CAP Research Corner), support partnership research that is responsive to community needs (translational research), promote community participation in the partnership's research activities/projects, and train researchers and community members in community engagement principles.

Aim 3: To expand the capacity to train community members as lay health promoters to deliver evidence-based cancer education programs in their communities. The team will train community members and community partners/organizations to deliver evidence-based cancer education (e.g., Cancer 101, OC activities) in their local communities.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Education Spanish Language Cancer Education

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, Puerto Rico

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Any health status
  • Able to speak, read and write Spanish or English (some events are in Spanish, some are in English)
  • [Cancer 101 Online Training Program, Lunch and Learn podcast, and Stakeholders Program only]: Have access to the internet
  • Willing to complete the training modules and assessments [Cancer 101 Online Training Program]
  • Willing to complete registration, attendance logs, and evaluations, as applicable
  • [Community Engagement Training Program, Research Corner only]: be a researcher who received U54 funding in the proposed renewal period including Full, Pilot, and Developmental projects.
  • [Stakeholders in the Community-based Training Program and Cancer 101 Stakeholders program only]: nurses, community health educators, clinical social workers, physicians, psychologists, among other healthcare professionals

Exclusion criteria

  • Does not meet inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Cancer CientoUno (101) program

Behavioral

The Spanish version of Cancer 101 consists of several modules that address cancer control and prevention, risk factors, early detection and screening guidelines, cancer diagnosis and stages, cancer treatment, cancer and genetics, cancer and chronic disease, patient and caregiver support, HPV, biobanking, and clinical trials. All modules contain a written summary with learning objectives, a PowerPoint presentation, pre- and post-module evaluations with an answer sheet, a glossary, references, and supplemental resources. This program will occur on an ongoing basis.

Latinos y el cáncer/Hablemos de cáncer (Translation in English: Latinos and Cancer/Let's Talk About Cancer)

Behavioral

This is a biennial cancer symposium focused on cancer topics important to Hispanic/Latinos. This day-long event includes a plenary session and concurrent sessions where healthcare professionals present educational information about cancer, cancer prevention, early detection methods, and other related topics.

¡Salud! Serie de Charlas (Translation in English: Health! Talk Series)

Behavioral

This is an educational and community outreach effort comprised of local charlas (talks) led by Hispanic/Latino healthcare professionals (e.g., the partnership Community Health Educator [CHE], topic experts) who provide education and answer questions about specific cancer topics. The charlas may be conducted in multiple modalities (in person, virtual, hybrid) and may be conducted in English and/or Spanish. At least three events will be held each year in the partnership locations.

Community/Researcher Forum: El Puente (Translation in English: The Bridge).

Behavioral

The main goal of the El Puente annual event is to generate dialogue between community members and researchers about cancer treatment and cancer-focused research topics. During El Puente's presentations, researchers present their projects and data results to community members, allowing community members to react to the research, make suggestions, and express concerns.

Lunch and Learn Updated Recommendations Series.

Behavioral

This is a virtual podcast that will discuss cancer-related recommendations and guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The podcasts are pre-recorded, 30 minute long, and will be in English and/or Spanish. This podcast will be hosted by the Outreach Core (OC) CHE, and feature experts who will explain the updated recommendations and active steps that community members and providers can take to facilitate adherence. This activity will begin according to the project timeline

Community Engagement (CE) Training Program for U54 Partnership Investigators

Behavioral

This is a series of 2 1/2-day CE workshops designed and delivered up to 20 partnership researchers (including faculty and junior investigators) delivered across four sessions per year (6 to 10 researchers per year). Each session includes two hours of lectures (didactic material) and one hour of practice activities (practical application of the theoretical content). Session topics will include CE: concepts and principles, theoretical roots, levels, and ethics. The OC team will provide educational materials and additional references in each session.

Community Advisory Panels (CAP)

Behavioral

These CAPs work closely with the (CHE) to oversee the identification, development, and coordination of the outreach activities; provide advice on the development and implementation of community needs and assessments; provide guidance for recruitment and retention of research participants; and assist in the recruitment for educational events and research and vetting community educational materials and the content of protocols for research projects.

Research Corner

Behavioral

The goal is to provide bidirectional communication between the community and researchers to increase CE strategies into cancer disparities research through periodic meetings between community members and researchers to discuss CE strategies, research recruitment strategies, dissemination strategies, among others.

Community-based Training Program (CBTP) for Community Leaders and Stakeholders.

Behavioral

The CBTP provides the opportunity to acquire knowledge to impart cancer prevention education (Cancer 101) and skills necessary to disseminate educational information (hands-on experiences through OC educational activities). This training will be provided in-person and remotely to increase participation. This activity will begin according to the project timeline.

Integrate Cancer 101 into the Stakeholders Programs

Behavioral

This program will offer stakeholders a no-cost workshop of three credit hours to increase cancer prevention education among Hispanic/Latinos. CMEs will be provided virtually to increase participation. This activity will begin according to the project timeline.

Community Engagement (CE) Training Program for Lay Community Members

Behavioral

A series of two-day CE workshops designed and delivered to 30 lay community members over a four-year period (6 to 10 participants per year). The proposed CE workshops includes: 1) CE principles, 2) cancer prevention education principles, and 3) community-based promotion strategies for cancer prevention. This activity will begin according to the project timeline.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants that Complete the Cancer 101 Online Training Program

    Time frame: At 15 Weeks from Start of Training Program

    Program completion data will be based upon whether individuals complete the modules and assessments

  2. Number of Participants that Access the Cancer 101 Online Training Information Post Training

    Time frame: At 6 months Post Training Program

    Number of participants that access the online program after completing the online training program

  3. Changes in cancer-related knowledge and self-efficacy for providing health education

    Time frame: Day 1 and upon completion of Cancer 101 Online Training program, 15 weeks

    Data will be based on self-reported assessments completed by Cancer 101 online program participants prior to starting the course and upon completion of the course

  4. Number of participants that attend Latinos y el cáncer/Hablemos de cáncer symposia

    Time frame: Day 1

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  5. Number of participants that attend ¡Salud! Serie de Charlas events

    Time frame: Day 1

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  6. Number of participants that attend El Puente events

    Time frame: Day 1

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  7. Number of participants that access recordings of the Lunch and Learn podcast

    Time frame: 1 week after posting, 1 month after posting, 6 months after posting

    Data will be based on event tracking related to access to podcast recordings

  8. Number of U54 partnership investigator participants that attend the Community Engagement (CE) Training Program

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 3, at start of and upon completion of each Community Engagement Training Program workshop]

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  9. Number of community member participants that attend the Community Engagement (CE) Training Program

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 2 of at start and upon completion of each Community Engagement Training Program]

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  10. Number of CAP meetings held per year and number of CAP members

    Time frame: Day 1

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance

  11. Number of Research Corner presentations presented at CAP meetings

    Time frame: Day 1

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  12. Number of trainees that complete the Community-based Training Program (CBTP) for Community Leaders and Stakeholders

    Time frame: Day 1 and Day 3, at start of and upon completion of the Community-based Training Program)

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  13. Number of trainees that complete the Cancer 101 Stakeholders Program

    Time frame: Upon completion of the Stakeholders Program, 15 weeks

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for attendance and evaluation completion

  14. Number of Cancer 101 Stakeholders Program trainees that complete CME credits

    Time frame: Upon completion of the Stakeholders Program, 15 weeks

    Data will be based on event tracking metrics for CME completion

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Shannon Christy, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

813-745-8840

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

Other

Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2028
Study completion
2028
First posted
Apr 27, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 20, 2026

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