RCT to Examine the Effects of Scanning

NCT ID: NCT01804621

Last Updated: 2013-03-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

15824 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2011-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to implement a randomized control trial testing effects of information scanning on cancer prevention and screening behaviors in a population sample of 50-70 year olds. Participants will receive one of five versions of an e-newsletter once/month for 12 months and will be asked to complete baseline, mid-point, and end-of-project surveys.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cancer Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Exercise

Participant received health newsletter with targeted articles about exercise behavior.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Health Newsletter

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants received a health newsletter with articles about general health articles, as well as targeted health articles (differs by condition).

Fruit & Vegetable

Participant received health newsletter with targeted articles about fruit \& vegetable consumption.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Health Newsletter

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants received a health newsletter with articles about general health articles, as well as targeted health articles (differs by condition).

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Participant received health newsletter with targeted articles about colorectal cancer screening.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Health Newsletter

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants received a health newsletter with articles about general health articles, as well as targeted health articles (differs by condition).

Mammography

Participant received health newsletter with targeted articles about mammography screening.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Health Newsletter

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants received a health newsletter with articles about general health articles, as well as targeted health articles (differs by condition).

Interventions

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Health Newsletter

Participants received a health newsletter with articles about general health articles, as well as targeted health articles (differs by condition).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* US adults, male or female, between 50 and 70 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria

* Potential subjects will be excluded if they are not between the ages of 50 and 70
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Robert Hornik, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pennsylvania

Locations

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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3P20CA095856-07S1

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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811285

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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