CompletedNot Applicable

Lay Health Worker Outreach in Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Asian Americans

United States982 participantsStarted 2012-02

Plain-language summary

This randomized clinical trial studies how well a lay health worker outreach works in increasing colorectal cancer screening in Asian Americans. Training community members to educate participants about colorectal cancer and its prevention may improve colorectal cancer screening rates in Asian Americans.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * LHW: self-identified as Filipino, Hmong, or Korean Americans * LHW: age 18 or older * LHW: are fluent in a Filipino language (Tagalog or Ilocano), Hmong, Korean, or English * LHW: Live in the relevant area and intend to stay there for the next 12 months * PARTICIPANTS: Self-identified as Filipino, Hmong, or Korean Americans * PARTICIPANTS: speak a language that the LHW can speak such as Tagalog, Ilocano, Hmong, Korean, or English * PARTICIPANTS: live in relevant area and intend to stay there for at least 12 months * PARTICIPANTS: Are willing to participate in a study about health behaviors involving nutrition or CRC screening Exclusion Criteria: * Personal history of CRC * Medical problems which may prevent them from attending 2 educational sessions

What they're measuring

Proportion of participants who report ever having had a CRC screening test

Timeframe: Baseline to 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03115372

SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-07-01

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