Kin KeeperSM: Reducing Disparities Through Cancer Literacy and Screening

N/ACompletedNCT01910350

Michigan State University516 enrolled

Overview

1\) To determine if the Kin KeeperSM Cancer Prevention Intervention increases first time and appropriately timed breast cancer screening rates among Black, Latina and Arab women; 2) To determine if the Kin KeeperSM Cancer Prevention Intervention increase first time and appropriately time cervical cancer screening rates among Black, Latina and Arab women; 3) To measure functional cancer literacy over time at the individual and familial level and 4) Assess rates of healthcare utilization cost among women in the Kin KeeperSM intervention and control-comparison groups.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

516

Conditions

Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Participants:self-identified as Black Latina and Arab women ho can recruit at least two bloodline female family members (mother daughter sister, etc.; can accommodate two in-home visits by a community health worker; and 21-70 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * are not self-identified as Black, Latina, or Arab; do not have direct bloodline relatives; and are younger than 21 or older than 70 years of age.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

First time AND appropriately timed, clinical breast exam, mammogram, pap test

Participants will complete measures every 6 months (baseline, 12 mo., 18 mo., 24 mo., 30 mo. \& 36 mo.)to measure increases in screening rates for experimental vs. control group.

Time frame: Baseline through 36 months.

Secondary Outcomes

Increased Breast and Cervical Cancer Literacy rates.

Do participants have a higher breast and cervical cancer literacy rates post intervention and over 36 months than control group as well as better retention?

Time frame: Baseline-36 months.