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Lung CancerNCT01373320

Faith Moves Mountains: A Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Appalachian Wellness & Cancer Prevention Program

A study testing Lay health advisor interactions in people with Lung Cancer and Cervical Cancer, run by Nancy Schoenberg at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The study purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of a set of culturally appropriate, faith-placed lay health advisor interventions aimed at facilitating smoking cessation and increasing cancer screening among Appalachian participants. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Lung Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Breast Cancer
What is being tested?
Lay health advisor interactions
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,415 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2010to Nov 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • For smoking cessation: age 18 or older; current cigarette smoker; able to provide informed consent
  • For cervical cancer screening: female; age 18 or older AND outside of screening guidelines; able to provide informed consent
  • For breast cancer screening: female; age 40 or older AND outside of screening guidelines; able to provide informed consent
  • For colorectal cancer screening: age 40 or older AND outside of screening guidelines; able to provide informed consent

Who cannot join

  • For smoking cessation: None
  • For cervical cancer screening: History of cervical cancer; history of hysterectomy
  • For breast cancer screening: History of breast cancer
  • For colorectal cancer screening: History of colorectal cancer

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Faith Moves Mountains

    Whitesburg, Kentucky

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About this study

Official title: Faith Moves Mountains: A CBPR Appalachian Wellness & Cancer Prevention Program

The study purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of a set of culturally appropriate, faith-placed lay health advisor interventions aimed at facilitating smoking cessation and increasing cancer screening among Appalachian participants.

Read the detailed description

The developmental phase of this project incorporated community based participatory research (CBPR) principles to identify the needs and preferences of community members with regard to cancer prevention. In the intervention phase, this group-randomized trial administers and evaluates a set of culturally appropriate interventions aimed at facilitating smoking cessation and increasing cancer screening among participants in 6 distressed Appalachian counties. Faith institutions are recruited and randomized to treatment or wait-list control conditions, and participants are recruited and enrolled within those institutions. Participants select one or more targeted health behaviors from a menu including smoking cessation, colorectal cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, and breast cancer screening, and subsequently receive the intervention(s) aimed at their selected health behaviors.

Being tested
Lay health advisor interactions
Keywords
Smoking cessation, Cancer screening, Appalachia, Group-randomized trial, Faith-placed
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, Smoking Cessation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Lay health advisor interactionsBehavioural

    For smoking cessation: Cooper-Clayton group sessions plus motivational interviewing, both delivered by local lay health advisor.

    For all cancer screenings: lay health advisor home visits incorporating motivational interviewing and focused on decreasing participant-identified barriers to screening.

Study groups in NCT01373320
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Early InterventionExperimentalParticipants in this group are nested in churches which were randomly assigned to the treatment group.
Receives: Behavioral: Lay health advisor interactions
Delayed InterventionNo interventionParticipants in this group are nested in churches which were randomly assigned to the wait-list control group. They receive an educational luncheon focused on stress reduction during the intervention window for the Early Intervention group, and subsequently receive the intervention(s) for their selected target health behaviors at a later date.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Proportion of participants reporting the health behavior of interest (depending on which intervention component(s) were selected)

    For smoking cessation: Self-reported smoking status. For cancer screenings: Self-reported receipt of cervical, breast, and/or colorectal cancer screening. This assessment occurs after the Early Treatment group has completed the intervention.

    Measured: Assessed approximately 4 months after baseline

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Change in stage of readiness to change the selected health behavior(s) from baseline

    Measured using reliable and valid instruments which were pretested in focus groups comprised of members of the target population. Positive change (i.e., increasing stage of readiness) from baseline to post-test will be coded as "1," while negative or no change will be coded "0." This assessment occurs after the Early Treatment group has completed the intervention.

    Measured: Assessed approximately 4 months after baseline

  2. Number of visits completed

    This process measure will reflect the number of visits/classes attended by participants, as a means of assessing participation rate and feasibility.

    Measured: Approximately 4 months after baseline

  3. Retention (i.e., number of participants who complete all planned assessment timepoints)

    Retention numbers will be assessed as a process measure outcome. Participants who complete all study assessment timepoints will be coded as "1," while participants who drop out will be coded "0." Number/percentage of participants who remained enrolled and complete all study procedures and assessments will be used as an indicator of feasibility in the community setting.

    Measured: Approximately one year after baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Jun 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2010
  3. Primary completionNov 2012
  4. Study completionNov 2012

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
1,415 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01373320
Sponsor's protocol ID
R24MD002757
Other IDs
R24MD002757
Status last verified
Oct 2013
First submitted
10 Jun 2011
Last updated
23 Oct 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Lay health advisor interactions in people with Lung Cancer and Cervical Cancer, run by Nancy Schoenberg at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Oct 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of participants reporting the health behavior of interest (depending on which intervention component(s) were selected) (time frame: Assessed approximately 4 months after baseline). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Oct 2013.

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