Colon Cancer Screening in First-Degree Relatives of Hispanic Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Patients
Condition: Colorectal Cancer
MeSH terms: Colorectal Neoplasms
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      Primary Objectives:

        1. To evaluate knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and values that influence perceptions and
           utilization of colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among first-degree relatives of
           Hispanic CRC patients.

        2. To assess factors influencing Hispanic CRC patients' communication of CRC risk and
           screening information to their FDRs.

      Secondary Objective:

      1) To establish the feasibility of recruiting Hispanic CRC patients and their FDRs from the
      institutional patient database and/or MDACC clinics.
    

Detailed description: 
      CRC PATIENTS AND THEIR FDRS:

      You will be asked to complete a questionnaire by telephone interview. The study researcher
      who calls you will ask for your permission to audiotape the interview. The questionnaire asks
      about your awareness of screening tests for colorectal cancer, your family's past use of
      these screening tests, your attitudes toward colorectal cancer screening, and how you discuss
      colorectal cancer risk and screening with your family and health care providers. Some
      demographic information also will be collected (such as your age or marital status). The
      questionnaire will take between 30 and 45 minutes to complete.

      Your answers to the questions and your personal information will be kept strictly
      confidential. Your questionnaire answers will be identified with a code number, rather than a
      name, so that you cannot be identified. Audiotaped recordings will be destroyed after all the
      data have been collected and studied (no longer than 5 years).

      This is an investigational study. Up to 60 colorectal cancer patients and their close
      relatives may be enrolled in the study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

      KEY INFORMANT:

      You will be asked to complete a psychosocial interview either in person or by telephone. The
      study staff member interviewing you will ask you for permission to audiotape the interview.
      You will be asked to review the interview guides for colorectal cancer patients and their
      first degree relatives (FDRs), and provide feedback about them. The interviewer will ask for
      your opinions about Hispanics' awareness and understanding of colorectal cancer screening.
      You will also be asked for your opinion about cultural beliefs and practices that may
      influence participation in colorectal cancer screening. The interview will take between 30
      and 45 minutes to complete.

      Your answers to the questions and your personal information will be kept strictly
      confidential. Your questionnaire answers will be identified with a code number, rather than a
      name, so that you cannot be identified. Audiotaped recordings will be destroyed after all the
      data have been collected and studied (no longer than 5 years).

      This is an investigational study. Up to 15 key informants may be enrolled in this study. All
      will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.
    

Intervention name(s): Interview
Intervention type(s): Behavioral
Intervention description(s): Audiotaped Phone Interview/Survey, 30 - 45 minutes.
Observational model: Case-Only
Time perspective: Prospective
Sampling method: Non-Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Key Informants from Houston Hispanic Health Coaltion having professional expertise relevant
        to this study; MDACC Hispanic/Latino CRC Patients, age 18 - 60 years with first degree
        relatives between age 40 - 70; First-degree relatives (siblings and children) of the MDACC
        CRC cancer patients recruited to this study, who are aged 40 - 70 years.
      
Keywords: Colorectal CancerScreening; CRC; Hispanic; CRC Patients; First-Degree Relatives; FDRs; Interviews; Colorectal cancer screening; CRCS; Key Informants