Implementation of Evidence-Based Cancer Early Detection in Black Churches

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

457 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-03-31

Study Completion Date

2018-10-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the proposed project is to identify an optimal implementation strategy using a set of evidence-based interventions that aim to increase early detection of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer among African Americans as a model. These three interventions will be packaged and interwoven into a single branded project, Project HEAL (Health through Early Awareness and Learning) which will be delivered through trained Community Health Advisors (CHA) in African-American church settings. The implementation and sustainability will be evaluated using the RE-AIM Framework. Fourteen African American churches in Prince George's County, MD will be randomized to a traditional classroom training approach or an online training approach, in which the CHA training approach and level of technical assistance is varied (in-person classroom training of CHAs + monitoring/evaluation + technical assistance and training vs. online training of CHAs + monitoring and evaluation only, respectively). By varying the training methodology and level of technical assistance, we will be able to determine what level of technical assistance leads to successful implementation and sustainability. We will also identify church organizational capacity characteristics that lead to successful implementation and sustainability. The specific aims of this research are to: (1) Package the three interventions into a single branded project (Project HEAL), develop a local cancer screening resource guide, and pilot test the materials and training. (2) Implement Project HEAL in 14 churches in Prince George's County, Maryland. We will evaluate the implementation outcomes involving treatment fidelity and identify church organizational capacity characteristics that led to successful implementation. We will compare the two implementation strategies (traditional vs. online) to determine the optimal level of technical assistance necessary for successful implementation. (3) Evaluate the sustainability of Project HEAL over a two-year period of time. We will identify church organizational capacity characteristics that led to sustainability, and compare the two implementation strategies (traditional vs. online) to determine the optimal level of technical assistance for successful sustainability.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Information Dissemination Evidence-Based Public Health

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Traditional/classroom

Community health advisors trained using traditional/classroom methods and provided with technical assistance/support as needed

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Community Health Advisor education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Technology

Community health advisors trained using technology/online methods and provided minimal technical assistance/support

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Community Health Advisor education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Community Health Advisor education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Advisory Panel members: adults ages 21+
* Pastors, representing each of the 14 churches enrolled in the project: active pastor of churches enrolled in the study.
* Community Health Advisors:

* self-identified African American
* over 21 years of age
* regularly attend church services
* able to complete Project HEAL training
* have regular access to the Internet and feel comfortable completing online training activities
* able to recruit 30 participants for the 3-part workshop series
* able to lead the 3-part workshop series
* Workshop participants: Self-identified African American men and women ages 40-75 for women who are able to complete self-administered paper-and-pencil surveys.