Health Habits and Cancer Risk Comparison Among Migrant Sri Lankans and Sri Lankans

Acculturation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Health Habits and Cancer Risk Among a US Migrant Sri Lankan Population and a Comparison With Siblings Living in Sri Lanka

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00476580
• Other study ID #: 2006-1047
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 21, 2007
• Last updated: August 27, 2015
• Start date: April 2007
• Est. completion date: August 2015

Study information

• Verified date: August 2015
• Source: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Objectives:

General objective:

To determine how acculturation to United States has influenced the health and cancer risk among a US migrant Sri Lankan population.

Specific objectives:

1. To determine the prevalence of cancer and cancer related non-communicable diseases among Sri Lankan Sinhalese living in the greater Houston area.

2. To study the distribution of risk factors for cancer in this population.

3. To study the pattern of utilization of methods available for early detection of cancer in this population.

4. To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.

Description:

A health survey among Sinhala adults living in Houston comparing the health and health habits between the Sri Lankans living in Houston and their close relatives living in Sri Lanka.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: August 2015
• Est. primary completion date: August 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Sri Lankan Sinhalese adults (18 years of age or older) living in the greater Houston area but born in Sri Lanka

2. Siblings or the first cousins of the study participants living in Sri Lanka of same sex and of an age plus or minus 10 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Sri Lankan Sinhalese born in the US

2. Sri Lankan Sinhalese under 18 years of age

3. Participation in a M. D. Anderson sponsored focus group or survey regarding health within the past 6 months

Study Design

Observational Model: Ecologic or Community, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acculturation

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Questionnaire
Questions to collect health information specific to Sri Lankans.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sri Lanka	University of Peradeniya	Peradeniya
United States	City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services	Houston	Texas
United States	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

United States,  Sri Lanka, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Determine how acculturation to US has influenced health and cancer risk (prevalence of cancer related non-communicable diseases, distribution of risk factors, early cancer detection method utilization) among Sri Lankan Sinhalese in greater Houston area.		3 Years	No
Secondary	To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.		1 Year	No

External Links

•   University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website