Online Programs to Promote Colon Cancer Screening

Colon Cancer Screening Clinical Trial

Official title:

Online Programs to Promote Colon Cancer Screening

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01411826
• Other study ID #: HSC-MS-11-0305
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 4, 2011
• Last updated: November 7, 2012
• Start date: July 2011
• Est. completion date: May 2012

Study information

• Verified date: November 2012
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate online peer support and colorectal cancer screening behavior among individuals who are not currently meeting colorectal cancer screening guidelines. This is a randomized controlled trial.

Description:

Participants in the control group will view standard online information about colon cancer screening. Participants in the intervention group will view the same information and also will be invited to sign on to the online website and interact with peer supporters at their convenience. They will have 6 months to communicate with peer supporters. Peer supporters are encouraged to address comments and concerns of the study participants.

About 300 study participants, majority white, female. Inclusion criteria: age 50-75, not currently meeting colorectal cancer screening guidelines, no previous colorectal cancer.

The study will also include 15 previously identified peer supporters.

Recruitment: Administrators of the SparkPeople.com weight loss community will send study recruitment emails to members at least 50 years of age. Interested individuals will pass an eligibility screening and provide informed consent.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 306
• Est. completion date: May 2012
• Est. primary completion date: May 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 50 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 50-75

2. Not currently meeting colorectal cancer screening guidelines

3. No previous colorectal cancer.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colon Cancer Screening

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Information + Narratives + Support Group
Information from CDC website Narratives about CRCS written by others Peer social support among study participants
• Information Only
Information from CDC website on colon cancer screening.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Feasibility	Feasibility of recruitment, randomization, intervention delivery, retention, and assessment of colon cancer screening status	6 months	No
Secondary	Colon cancer screening attitudes		6 months	No