Promoting Organizational Capacity to Implement Cancer Control Programs Among Latino Churches

This research study aims to develop an organizational-level intervention to enable communities to adopt, adapt, implement and sustain evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to address cancer disparities among Latinos. The investigators partner with faith-based organizations, since they play a highly prominent role in Latino community life. This three-phase study will: (1) improve understanding of the organizational infrastructure, skills and resources required by Latino churches to implement EBIs for cancer control, (2) develop a capacity-building intervention; and (3) test the intervention's effectiveness in a randomized trial.

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Key information

Conditions

Cancer Neoplasms

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Parishes eligible for the Randomized trial are those that are: Roman Catholic, located in Massachusetts, offer religious services in Spanish, and have taken part in the organizational survey.

Exclusion criteria

Not Roman Catholic, not located in Massachusetts, don't offer religious services in Spanish, and have not participated in the organizational survey.

Treatment and study plan

Capacity Enhancement

Behavioral

Churches in the Capacity Enhancement intervention will be invited to work with CRUZA staff over the course of a three month intervention to implement health promotion activities in their church and participate in capacity-building educational workshops. Participants may also receive technical assistance from Health Educators in order to implement their cancer education activities.

Standard Dissemination

Behavioral

Churches in the Standard Dissemination arm will receive program materials with information about cancer prevention/early detection and health resources.

Primary outcomes

Implementation

Time frame: 3-months

Number and types of interventions offered

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Other

Collaborators

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Registry information

Official study title

Promoting the Utilization of Cancer Early Detection Methods Among Latinos in Church: a Faith-based Approach

Acronym: CRUZA

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Dec 4, 2012
Registry last updated: Jun 20, 2019

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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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