Screen to Save: A Colorectal Cancer Educational Intervention

The purpose of this research is to understand if an educational program about colorectal cancer helps improve people's knowledge of colorectal cancer prevention and screening and their intention to get screened for colorectal cancer.

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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–74 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Age: 50-74 years old
Attendee at event where educational module is offered

Treatment and study plan

Inflatable colon educational module

Behavioral

Participants attend a brief educational presentation in an inflatable colon, learning about colorectal cancer prevention and screening.

Primary outcomes

Change in Knowledge Related to Colorectal Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Screening

Time frame: Baseline and immediately following intervention

A pre-test and post-test is conducted with participants to assess any changes in knowledge related to key learning outcomes expected from the educational intervention (assessed via 14 questions before and after learning).
Number of Participants With Varying Levels of Behavioral Intentions Related to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Prevention

Time frame: Immediately following intervention

Post-test conducted to assess behavioral intention related to five prevention and screening behaviors (assessed via 5 questions on a 4-point Likert scale, where a higher score indicates stronger behavioral intention). The scale for all behavioral intention measures started with, "As a result of the colorectal cancer screening information I received during the Screen to Save educational session, I am more likely to…"

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Registry information

Acronym: S2S

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Apr 9, 2019
Registry last updated: Sep 4, 2020

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