RCT to Examine the Effects of Scanning

Breast Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

An RCT to Examine the Effects of Scanning; a Major Step on the Path Towards Population Intervention

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01804621
• Other study ID #: 811285
• Secondary ID: 3P20CA095856-07S
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 25, 2013
• Last updated: March 4, 2013
• Start date: April 2010
• Est. completion date: June 2011

Study information

• Verified date: December 2012
• Source: University of Pennsylvania
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to implement a randomized control trial testing effects of information scanning on cancer prevention and screening behaviors in a population sample of 50-70 year olds. Participants will receive one of five versions of an e-newsletter once/month for 12 months and will be asked to complete baseline, mid-point, and end-of-project surveys.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 15824
• Est. completion date: June 2011
• Est. primary completion date: May 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 50 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• US adults, male or female, between 50 and 70 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Potential subjects will be excluded if they are not between the ages of 50 and 70

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breast Cancer
• Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Health Newsletter
Participants received a health newsletter with articles about general health articles, as well as targeted health articles (differs by condition).

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Pennsylvania	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Exercise Behavior	The Godin Scale was used to assess weekly exercise frequency and intensity	12 months	No
Primary	Fruit & Vegetable Consumption	Total daily servings of reported fruits and vegetables (maximum of 10) were calculated using a composite measure that summed separate responses for fruits and vegetables.	12 months	No
Primary	Mammography Screening Behavior	We used responses to two questions to create a dichotomous measure of whether or not female respondents (all aged 50 to 70) received a mammogram in the past year.	12 months	No
Primary	Colorectal cancer screening	A measure of up-to-date colorectal cancer screening status was assessed using individuals' self-reports of recency of colonoscopy (within 10 years), sigmoidoscopy (within five years), and/or fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within one year.	12 months	No