A Youth-led Intervention to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening

NCT ID: NCT07008781

Last Updated: 2025-07-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-30

Study Completion Date

2026-02-28

Brief Summary

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This study engages youth as health advocates to increase cancer screening in their community. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a youth-led intervention on cancer screening awareness in adults who are overdue for cancer screening.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cancer

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Youth-led cancer screening intervention

High school students will be trained as health advocates and then facilitate discussions about cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with adults in their community. High school students (15-18 years old) from the local community will be recruited for this study, and each student will recruit adults that they live with or are part of their community (i.e. parent) who are eligible for cancer screening. The adult plus youth dyads will all undergo the same youth-led intervention in which the youth will utilize motivational interviewing to discuss cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with their adults and help their adults enroll in cancer screening through ScreenNJ, a community organization that aims to increase cancer screening in New Jersey, reduce cancer mortality rates, and reduce disparities.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Youth-led cancer screening intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

High school students will be trained as health advocates and then facilitate discussions about cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with adults in their community. High school students (15-18 years old) from the local community will be recruited for this study, and each student will recruit adults that they live with or are part of their community (i.e. parent) who are eligible for cancer screening. The adult plus youth dyads will all undergo the same youth-led intervention in which the youth will utilize motivational interviewing to discuss cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with their adults and help their adults enroll in cancer screening through ScreenNJ, a community organization that aims to increase cancer screening in New Jersey, reduce cancer mortality rates, and reduce disparities.

Interventions

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Youth-led cancer screening intervention

High school students will be trained as health advocates and then facilitate discussions about cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with adults in their community. High school students (15-18 years old) from the local community will be recruited for this study, and each student will recruit adults that they live with or are part of their community (i.e. parent) who are eligible for cancer screening. The adult plus youth dyads will all undergo the same youth-led intervention in which the youth will utilize motivational interviewing to discuss cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with their adults and help their adults enroll in cancer screening through ScreenNJ, a community organization that aims to increase cancer screening in New Jersey, reduce cancer mortality rates, and reduce disparities.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Student at New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School (15-18 years) and their adult family members (18+ years old) who are NJ residents.
* Adults must be eligible for at least one cancer screening other than skin (see below).
* Participants must be fluent in either English or Spanish and the youth must speak the same language as the adult.

Breast: 40-74 year old women Cervical: 21-65 year old women with a cervix (have not had a hysterectomy) Colorectal: 45-75 year olds Prostate: 50 to 69 year old men (start at 45 for black males) Lung: 50 to 80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years

Overall:

21-75 year old women 45-75 year old men 76-80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Students less than 15 years old.
* Adults not eligible for a cancer screening of interest.
* Unable to speak fluent English or Spanish.
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sara Heinert, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Sara Heinert, PhD, MPH

Role: CONTACT

732-235-7872

Facility Contacts

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Jeremiah Clifford

Role: primary

732-745-5300 ext. 4062

Other Identifiers

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Pro2025000586

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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