Engaging Black Men in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Virginia Commonwealth University30 enrolled

Overview

To determine the unmet needs, attitudes, barriers and facilitators of African American (AA)/ Black men use of colorectal cancer screening and describe how community leaders such as barbers may act as Community Champions to educate and facilitate screening participation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Colorectal Cancer CRC Behavior

Interventions

mHealth ApplicationBEHAVIORAL

Self-directed application (app) that is downloaded to the participant's personal device. The app contains five informational videos, that provide an orientation to the content on the app, and discuss what colorectal cancer is, and the type of CRC screening tests that are available as well as a video with a personal history. There is a a National Cancer Institute (NCI) risk calculation tool, and a family history infographic. Once the videos have been viewed participants have the option to indicate if they wish to receive a call from the healthcare clinic to discuss scheduling an appointment for screening.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 45 YearsMax age: 74 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult men * Identify as Black or African American * Work or live in Petersburg, VA or surrounding counties * Eligible for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at time of study enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to speak or read English * Currently up-to-date with CRC screening

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Colorectal Screening Status

The number of participants that complete screening (any type)

Time frame: 3 Months

Secondary Outcomes

Determine Feasibility of Mobile Health (mHealth) Application -Enrollment

The number of men that enroll for the intervention (application)

Time frame: Week 1

Determine the Feasibility of the mHealth Application-Videos

The number of participants that view the videos

Time frame: Week 1

Determine the Feasibility of the mHealth Application- Retention

The number of participants that complete Questionnaires (\>65%)

Time frame: Baseline (Day 1), Week 2, and Week 12

Determine the Feasibility of the mHealth Application- Clinic/ Screening Request

The number of participants that respond to the request to contact clinic/ navigation services

Time frame: Week 12

Determine the Feasibility of the mHealth Application - Sharing Content

The number of participants that share content on social network

Time frame: Week 12

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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