Korean CRC Screening Study PT13599

Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trial

Official title:

Community-Based Participatory Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Under-Served Korean Americans

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04478110
• Other study ID #: Korean CRC
• Secondary ID: U54CA153513
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2010
• Est. completion date: August 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2023
• Source: Temple University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Korean Americans report the lowest and declined rates of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, compared to general population in the United States. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a community-based multifaceted intervention designed to improve CRC screening among Korean Americans.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 925
• Est. completion date: August 2015
• Est. primary completion date: August 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 50 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants were eligible to participate in this study if they:

1. were self-identified Korean Americans;

2. were 50 years and older;

3. did not have a colorectal polyp, CRC cancer, or a family history of CRC (first degree relative); and

4. non-adherent to CRC screening guidelines (never had any CRC screening or were overdue for screening).

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Neoplasms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• interactive group education, navigation services and engagement of health care providers for referrals, and linkage to care.
The interactive group education was aimed to increase participant overall understanding of CRC, screening methods, and utilization of available resources such as home test kit and navigation services, with the ultimate goal of increasing screening rates. Clinical partners provided clinical support and ensured successful screening assessment and follow-ups by offering more flexible hours of clinic operation with bilingual medical staff on site. Patient navigation assistance was also offered based on participants' needs. The range of assistance included scheduling appointments with clinical partners for sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy for screening and diagnosis after a FIT positive result, assisting paper.
• Education Session on General Health
Participants in the control group received a group education session in a similar format with that of the intervention group delivered by trained Korean community health educators. Different from the intervention group, the education focused on general health education and primary prevention issues, including routine health examinations and screening for various diseases such as cancer. Korean version of work and communication with a physician, and arranging transportation. standard printed materials and guidelines related to the education contents were also provided, including CRC screening guidelines.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Center for Asian Health, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Temple University	National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Ma GX, Lee M, Beeber M, Das R, Feng Z, Wang MQ, Tan Y, Zhu L, Navder K, Shireman TI, Siu P, Rhee J, Nguyen MT. Community-Clinical Linkage Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Underserved Korean Americans. Cancer Health Disparities. 2019;3:e1-e15. Epub 2019 Aug 19. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	CRC screening rates	the completion of either FIT kit, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy	12 months

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