Clinical trial NCT00476580: Health Habits and Cancer Risk Comparison Among Migrant Sri Lankans and Sri Lankans
Official title: Health Habits and Cancer Risk Among a US Migrant Sri Lankan Population and a Comparison With Siblings Living in Sri Lanka
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Conditions: Acculturation
Keywords: Sri Lankan Sinhalese
Epidemiology
Cancer Risk
US Migrant
Questionnaire
Survey
Acculturation
Health and Cancer Risks
Health Habits
Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2007-05-22
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Sri Lankan Sinhalese adults (18 years of age or older) living in the greater Houston area, but born in Sri Lanka. Siblings or the first cousins of the study participants living in Sri Lanka of same sex and of an age plus or minus 10 years.

Brief summary: Objectives:

General objective:

To determine how acculturation to United States has influenced the health and cancer risk among a US migrant Sri Lankan population.

Specific objectives:

1. To determine the prevalence of cancer and cancer related non-communicable diseases among Sri Lankan Sinhalese living in the greater Houston area.
2. To study the distribution of risk factors for cancer in this population.
3. To study the pattern of utilization of methods available for early detection of cancer in this population.
4. To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.

Detailed description: A health survey among Sinhala adults living in Houston comparing the health and health habits between the Sri Lankans living in Houston and their close relatives living in Sri Lanka.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Sri Lankan Sinhalese adults (18 years of age or older) living in the greater Houston area but born in Sri Lanka
2. Siblings or the first cousins of the study participants living in Sri Lanka of same sex and of an age plus or minus 10 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Sri Lankan Sinhalese born in the US
2. Sri Lankan Sinhalese under 18 years of age
3. Participation in a M. D. Anderson sponsored focus group or survey regarding health within the past 6 months

Primary outcomes:
measure: Determine how acculturation to US has influenced health and cancer risk (prevalence of cancer related non-communicable diseases, distribution of risk factors, early cancer detection method utilization) among Sri Lankan Sinhalese in greater Houston area.
timeFrame: 3 Years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: To study and compare the findings of this survey with that of the siblings of this population living in Sri Lanka.
timeFrame: 1 Year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
state: Texas
city: Houston
country: United States
facility: City of Houston Department of Health and Human Services
state: Texas
city: Peradeniya
country: Sri Lanka
facility: University of Peradeniya
Study officials:
affiliation: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
name: Richard A. Hajek, PHD, MS, BA
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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