Clinical trial · Interventional
Educational Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening: a Cluster Trial
Efficacy to Effectiveness Transition of an Educational Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
NCT01805622CI-TRIAL-00009654EPICSunknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
* Hypothesis 1. When compared to passive dissemination, active dissemination will result in greater participant enrollment. * Hypothesis 2. The intervention will be offered with equal fidelity in churches, clinics and community sites. * Hypothesis 3. Knowledge of CRC screening and perceived risk of CRC will be positively correlated.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Arm #1, #2, Passive Arm #1, #2 | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Passive Arm #1
- description
- Active Arm #1, 2; Passive Arm #1, 2 Community coalitions randomized to the Passive Arm #1-Web Access Without Technical Assistance will receive access to EPICS facilitator training materials and toolkits via the Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) website and will not participate in monthly technical assistance teleconferences.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Active Arm #1, #2, Passive Arm #1, #2
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Passive Arm #2
- description
- Active Arm #1, #2; Passive Arm #1, #2 Community coalitions randomized to the Passive Arm #2-Web Access With Technical Assistance will receive access to EPICS facilitator training materials and toolkits via the Research-Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) website and will participate in monthly technical assistance teleconferences.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Active Arm #1, #2, Passive Arm #1, #2
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 74 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * African Americans, 50-74 years of age, who are not current on CRC screening, are eligible for study participation Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a personal history of CRC or inflammatory bowel disease, blindness or severe hearing impairment; dementia; or other condition with life expectancy less than two years, are ineligible for participation
References
Publications (4)
- BACKGROUNDSmith S, Johnson L, Wesley D, Turner KB, McCray G, Sheats J, Blumenthal D. Translation to practice of an intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening among African Americans. Clin Transl Sci. 2012 Oct;5(5):412-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2012.00439.x. Epub 2012 Aug 7. PMID 23067354
- BACKGROUNDSmith SA, Blumenthal DS. Community health workers support community-based participatory research ethics: lessons learned along the research-to-practice-to-community continuum. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2012 Nov;23(4 Suppl):77-87. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0156. PMID 23124502
- DERIVEDAnsa BE, Alema-Mensah E, Sheats JQ, Mubasher M, Akintobi TH. Colorectal Cancer Knowledge and Screening Change in African Americans: Implementation Phase Results of the EPICS Cluster RCT. AJPM Focus. 2023 Jun 13;2(4):100121. doi: 10.1016/j.focus.2023.100121. eCollection 2023 Dec. PMID 37790949
- DERIVEDSmith SA, Blumenthal DS. Efficacy to effectiveness transition of an Educational Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening (EPICS): study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Implement Sci. 2013 Aug 7;8:86. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-86. PMID 23924263