Clinical trial NCT05761782: Engaging Diverse and Underserved Communities in Cancer Awareness Training and Education
Official title: Engaging Diverse and Underserved Communities in Cancer Awareness Training and Education (EDUCATE)
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Cancer Awareness and Prevention Education
Keywords: Education
Cancer Prevention
Cancer Knowledge
Diverse
Underserved Communities
Cancer Awareness
Lead sponsor: University of California, Davis
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-09
Enrollment: 1500
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Underserved and Diverse UCDCCC 19-County Catchment Area Population

Brief summary: The University of California Davis, Comprehensive Cancer Center's (UCDCCC) Office of Community Outreach and Engagement (OCOE) serves the 19 catchment counties which approximately consists of 5 million residents. Currently, the overall catchment population cancer screening rates fall below 80%. The aim of OCOE is to increase cancer education (prevention, screening, and vaccination) and training. Through education, and encouraging participation in routine screening for early detection, this can help increase cancer knowledge. In addition to cancer education, OCOE wants to educate community members regarding modifiable risk factors which include tobacco usage, being overweight/obese (physical inactivity/poor nutrition), and lack of immunizations. By increasing knowledge of cancer prevention, screening, and vaccination this will help community members become more aware of their cancer risk.

Detailed description: Objective: To determine the effects of health education, outreach, and training activities on cancer control and prevention knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors among the University of California Davis, Comprehensive Cancer Center's (UCDCCC) catchment area residents. There are 3 Specific Aims for EDUCATE.

Specific Aim 1: To educate catchment area residents on modifiable risk factors for cancer (e.g., screening, behavior, vaccination) and the importance of participation in cancer research.

Specific Aim 2: Provide participants with educational materials on cancer prevention, screening, and vaccination.

Specific Aim 3: Evaluate the effectiveness of the health education, outreach, and training through the analyses of quantitative and qualitative data collected from the health education activities.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* UCDCCC (University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center) Catchment Area Population

Exclusion Criteria:

* Above age 80

Primary outcomes:
measure: EDUCATE Pre-Presentation Participant Survey
timeFrame: 2 years
measure: EDUCATE Post-Presentation Participant Survey and Evaluation
timeFrame: 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sacramento
country: United States
facility: University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: University of California, Davis
name: Julie Dang, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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