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Research AwarenessAWEINCT04683510

Awareness Enhancing Interventions

A study testing Navigation - Study Specific - Researcher Voice, Navigation - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor Voice and Navigation - Research General - Researcher Voice in people with Research Awareness, run by University of Tennessee at 2 sites 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 purpose of this study is to determine if increasing awareness and, thus, enhancing positive attitudes about research, prior to recruitment attempts, will increase participation in cancer clinical research among African American (AA) cancer survivors so that recruitment efforts can focus on the most optimal and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Research Awareness
What is being tested?
Navigation - Study Specific - Researcher Voice, Navigation - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor Voice and Navigation - Research General - Researcher Voice
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
4,451 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
12 Apr 2021to 31 Mar 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 50 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • African American/Black
  • adults (age ≥50 years old)
  • diagnosed with obesity/physical activity associated cancers that have a 70% or greater 5-year relative cancer-free survival rate multiple myeloma, localized kidney cancer and loco- regional cancers of the colorectum, female breast, prostate, endometrium, and ovary).
  • 1-5 years post diagnosis
  • reside in an area with wireless coverage
  • In the AMPLIFI recruitment pool

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35294

  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center

    Memphis, Tennessee, 38105

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: Increasing Recruitment of Underrepresented Cancer Survivors With Awareness Enhancing Interventions

The purpose of this study is to determine if increasing awareness and, thus, enhancing positive attitudes about research, prior to recruitment attempts, will increase participation in cancer clinical research among African American (AA) cancer survivors so that recruitment efforts can focus on the most optimal and cost- effective approaches

Read the detailed description

In this project, 2000 AA potential AMPLIFI project participants will be randomized to the awareness-enhancing intervention (AWEI) or to the comparison condition in which they do not receive AWEI intervention but only the Adapting Multiple Behavior Interventions that Effectively Improve Cancer Survivor Health (AMPLIFI) basic recruitment strategy (No AWEI). Randomization for the AWEI Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) will occur soon after the AMPLIFI recruitment letter is sent, and AWEI interventions will be delivered over a two-week period between the AMPLIFI recruitment invitation letter and the AMPLIFI recruitment call. Survivors randomized to AWEI intervention will be exposed to 8 different combinations of the AWEI components according to different types of strategies and type of information reflecting the survivor voice or not. Subsequent to the AMPLIFI recruitment call, a 20% random sample of cancer survivors will be surveyed over the phone to assess intervention fidelity.

Being tested
Navigation - Study Specific - Researcher Voice, Navigation - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor Voice, Navigation - Research General - Researcher Voice, Navigation - Research General - Cancer Survivor Voice, Brochure - Study Specific - Researcher Voice
Keywords
Cancer Survivors, African American, Awareness

What participants receive

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

  • Navigation - Study Specific - Researcher VoiceOther

    The intervention is delivered over the telephone

  • Navigation - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor VoiceOther

    The intervention is delivered over the telephone

  • Navigation - Research General - Researcher VoiceOther

    The intervention is delivered over the telephone

  • Navigation - Research General - Cancer Survivor VoiceOther

    The intervention is delivered over the telephone

  • Brochure - Study Specific - Researcher VoiceOther

    The invention is mailed to the participant in a brochure.

  • Brochure - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor VoiceOther

    The invention is mailed to the participant in a brochure.

  • Brochure - Research General - Researcher VoiceOther

    The invention is mailed to the participant in a brochure.

  • Brochure - Research General - Cancer Survivor VoiceOther

    The invention is mailed to the participant in a brochure.

Study groups in NCT04683510
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Control GroupNo interventionThis group will receive no intervention before receiving the AMPLIFI Recruitment Call
NavigationOtherAfter receiving recruitment letter from AMPLIFI, participant randomized to this arm will receive a phone call from a Research Specialist who will discuss the importance of research participation for cancer survivors to increase research awareness and aid in recruitment. The information will focus on the importance of research and will be delivered from the perspective of either a researcher or a cancer survivor.
Receives: Other: Navigation - Study Specific - Researcher Voice; Other: Navigation - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor Voice; Other: Navigation - Research General - Researcher Voice; Other: Navigation - Research General - Cancer Survivor Voice
BrochureOtherAfter receiving recruitment letter from AMPLIFI, participant randomized to this arm will receive a brochure which will focus on the importance of research participation for cancer survivors in order to increase research awareness and aid in recruitment.
Receives: Other: Brochure - Study Specific - Researcher Voice; Other: Brochure - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor Voice; Other: Brochure - Research General - Researcher Voice; Other: Brochure - Research General - Cancer Survivor Voice

What is being measured

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

  1. Recruitment Yield

    measured by the proportion of targeted survivors who, at the time of the recruitment call, after the screening process is complete, decide to participate in AMPLIFI.

    Measured: within 3 months of receiving intervention

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Dec 2020
  2. Study start12 Apr 2021
  3. Primary completion31 Mar 2024
  4. Study completion31 Mar 2025

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
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
AMPLIFI recruitment process, 1600 AA cancer survivors will be randomized to one of 8 conditions that vary by type of strategy, type of information, and type of perspective (survivor or researcher "voice") and 400 randomized to the basic recruitment strategy
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
4,451 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04683510
Sponsor's protocol ID
300002068-B
Other IDs
R01CA242737-01A1
Acronym
AWEI
Status last verified
Apr 2025
First submitted
19 Dec 2020
Last updated
4 May 2025
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: We will share data which will include the AMPLIFI final disposition code (recruited versus not recruited), the impact of the AWEI interventions versus the standard recruitment approach.

Publications

  • Bester N, Di Vito-Smith M, McGarry T, Riffkin M, Kaehler S, Pilot R, Bwire R. The Effectiveness of an Educational Brochure as a Risk Minimization Activity to Communicate Important Rare Adverse Events to Health-Care Professionals. Adv Ther. 2016 Feb;33(2):167-77. doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0284-y. Epub 2016 Jan 23.

    PubMed 26801772
  • Beskow LM, Sandler RS, Millikan RC, Weinberger M. Patient perspectives on research recruitment through cancer registries. Cancer Causes Control. 2005 Dec;16(10):1171-5. doi: 10.1007/s10552-005-0407-2.

    PubMed 16215867
  • Wenzel JA, Mbah O, Xu J, Moscou-Jackson G, Saleem H, Sakyi K, Ford JG. A Model of Cancer Clinical Trial Decision-making Informed by African-American Cancer Patients. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2015 Jun;2(2):192-9. doi: 10.1007/s40615-014-0063-x.

    PubMed 25960945
  • Doak LG, Doak CC, Meade CD. Strategies to improve cancer education materials. Oncol Nurs Forum. 1996 Sep;23(8):1305-12.

    PubMed 8883075
  • Ford JG, Howerton MW, Bolen S, Gary TL, Lai GY, Tilburt J, Gibbons MC, Baffi C, Wilson RF, Feuerstein CJ, Tanpitukpongse P, Powe NR, Bass EB. Knowledge and access to information on recruitment of underrepresented populations to cancer clinical trials. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ). 2005 Jun;(122):1-11. doi: 10.1037/e439572005-001. No abstract available.

    PubMed 15989377
  • Hughes TB, Varma VR, Pettigrew C, Albert MS. African Americans and Clinical Research: Evidence Concerning Barriers and Facilitators to Participation and Recruitment Recommendations. Gerontologist. 2017 Apr 1;57(2):348-358. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnv118.

    PubMed 26553736
  • Kamen CS, Quinn GP, Asare M, Heckler CE, Guido JJ, Giguere JK, Gilliland K, Liu JJ, Geer J, Delacroix SE, Morrow GR, Jacobsen PB. Multimedia psychoeducation for patients with cancer who are eligible for clinical trials: A randomized clinical trial. Cancer. 2018 Dec 1;124(23):4504-4511. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31771. Epub 2018 Oct 6.

    PubMed 30291797
  • Fouad MN, Acemgil A, Bae S, Forero A, Lisovicz N, Martin MY, Oates GR, Partridge EE, Vickers SM. Patient Navigation As a Model to Increase Participation of African Americans in Cancer Clinical Trials. J Oncol Pract. 2016 Jun;12(6):556-63. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2015.008946. Epub 2016 May 17.

    PubMed 27189356
  • Ward EM, Sherman RL, Henley SJ, Jemal A, Siegel DA, Feuer EJ, Firth AU, Kohler BA, Scott S, Ma J, Anderson RN, Benard V, Cronin KA. Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Featuring Cancer in Men and Women Age 20-49 Years. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 Dec 1;111(12):1279-1297. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz106.

    PubMed 31145458
  • Wissing MD, Kluetz PG, Ning YM, Bull J, Merenda C, Murgo AJ, Pazdur R. Under-representation of racial minorities in prostate cancer studies submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration to support potential marketing approval, 1993-2013. Cancer. 2014 Oct 1;120(19):3025-32. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28809. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

    PubMed 24965506
  • Shenoy D, Packianathan S, Chen AM, Vijayakumar S. Do African-American men need separate prostate cancer screening guidelines? BMC Urol. 2016 May 10;16(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s12894-016-0137-7.

    PubMed 27165293
  • Ewing AT, Kalu N, Cain G, Erby LH, Ricks-Santi LJ, Tetteyfio-Kidd Telemaque E, Scott DM. Factors associated with willingness to provide biospecimens for genetics research among African American cancer survivors. J Community Genet. 2019 Oct;10(4):471-480. doi: 10.1007/s12687-019-00411-0. Epub 2019 Mar 14.

    PubMed 30877487
  • Rivers D, August EM, Sehovic I, Lee Green B, Quinn GP. A systematic review of the factors influencing African Americans' participation in cancer clinical trials. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Jul;35(2):13-32. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.03.007. Epub 2013 Apr 1.

    PubMed 23557729
  • Rick J, Graffy J, Knapp P, Small N, Collier DJ, Eldridge S, Kennedy A, Salisbury C, Treweek S, Torgerson D, Wallace P, Madurasinghe V, Hughes-Morley A, Bower P. Systematic techniques for assisting recruitment to trials (START): study protocol for embedded, randomized controlled trials. Trials. 2014 Oct 25;15:407. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-407.

    PubMed 25344684
  • Treweek S, Lockhart P, Pitkethly M, Cook JA, Kjeldstrom M, Johansen M, Taskila TK, Sullivan FM, Wilson S, Jackson C, Jones R, Mitchell ED. Methods to improve recruitment to randomised controlled trials: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2013 Feb 7;3(2):e002360. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002360. Print 2013.

    PubMed 23396504

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Navigation - Study Specific - Researcher Voice, Navigation - Study Specific - Cancer Survivor Voice and Navigation - Research General - Researcher Voice in people with Research Awareness, run by University of Tennessee at 2 sites 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 6 inclusion and 0 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 4 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites 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?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 4 May 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Recruitment Yield (time frame: within 3 months of receiving intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04683510, which also lists 42 linked publications.

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 4 May 2025.

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