Evaluation of an Education Program to Increase Knowledge and Participation in Clinical Trials Among Racial/Ethnic and Rural Populations

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This clinical trial evaluates a culturally tailored educational outreach intervention for increasing clinical trial knowledge, referral, and participation among racial/ethnic minority and rural populations. Clinical trials are research studies that involve people. Through clinical trials, researchers are able to determine whether new treatments are safe and effective and work better than current treatments. Clinical trials can also help find new ways to prevent and detect cancer and improve the quality of life for people during and after treatment. Recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups in clinical trials remains a challenge. Racial and ethnic minority groups bear a disproportionate burden of cancer compared with other groups yet these populations continue to be underrepresented in clinical trials. This clinical trial uses community health educators (CHEs) to facilitate individual and group education sessions to improve knowledge of what constitutes a clinical trial, the value of participating in clinical trials, and why it is important for racial/ethnic minorities to participate in clinical trials.

Detailed Description
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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To implement culturally tailored educational outreach activities with the goal of increasing clinical trial (CT) knowledge, referral and participation among racial/ethnic and rural populations. OUTLINE: Participants attend an educational session with CHEs and receive educational materials on study.

Official Title
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Clinical Trial (CT) &Amp; Biospecimen Studies Participation Education Program

Conditions
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Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Educational Intervention
* Behavioral: Health Education
* Other: Survey Administration


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Adult males and females 18 years of age and older from Ohio Will not let anyone who is not cognitively able to give voluntary informed consent take part in the education sessions

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Health Services Research (educational session and materials)<br>Participants attend an educational session with CHEs and receive educational materials on study. | Other: Educational Intervention<br>* Attend an educational session<br>* Other names: Intervention, Educational;Behavioral: Health Education<br>* Receive educational materials<br>Other: Survey Administration<br>* Ancillary studies<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in knowledge | Change in knowledge will be correlated with key outcomes, specifically likely hood of joining a clinical trial and actions promoting clinical trial participation (e.g., seeking out information regarding clinical trials, seeking out trials he/she might be eligible for, talking to their doctor/provider about the clinical trials). Multivariable logistic regression analyses will be conducted to examine the impact of knowledge change and strength of intentions on binary outcomes controlling for important covariates such as age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, primary language, and health insurance/health care coverage. A paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test will be used to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in pre and post session scores. | Up to 1 year | 
| Prior clinical trial participation status | Prior clinical trial participation status will be examined by age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, primary language, and health insurance/health care coverage. | Up to 2 years |