Clinical trial · Interventional
Lay Health Worker Outreach in Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Asian Americans
The National Center for Reducing Asian American Cancer Health Disparities Research Project on Lay Health Workers and Asian Americans (AANCART)
NCT03115372CI-TRIAL-00046255completedN/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)
This randomized clinical trial studies how well a lay health worker outreach works in increasing colorectal cancer screening in Asian Americans. Training community members to educate participants about colorectal cancer and its prevention may improve colorectal cancer screening rates in Asian Americans.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
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 Carcinoma | Colorectal Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Health Status Unknown | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Healthy Subject | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Informational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Survey Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telephone-Based Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Group I (CRC education)
- description
- LHWs undergo training over 3 days and recruit 15 participants from their social network. Participants attend a CRC educational session conducted by an LHW over 90 minutes at month 1 and 3. Participants receive phone calls from the LHW at months 2 and 4 reminding them about CRC screening.
- interventionNames
- Other: Educational Intervention
- Other: Survey Administration
- Behavioral: Telephone-Based Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Group II (CRC brochure)
- description
- LHWs undergo training over 3 days and recruit 15 participants from their social network. Participants attend a lecture on healthy nutrition for cardiovascular health presented by a professional health educator at months 1 and 3. After the first meeting, participants receive a brochure on CRC screening. Participants receive phone calls from the LHW at months 2 and 4 regarding changes in their nutritional behavior. Participants may attend an optional post-intervention LHW outreach session on CRC screening.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * LHW: self-identified as Filipino, Hmong, or Korean Americans * LHW: age 18 or older * LHW: are fluent in a Filipino language (Tagalog or Ilocano), Hmong, Korean, or English * LHW: Live in the relevant area and intend to stay there for the next 12 months * PARTICIPANTS: Self-identified as Filipino, Hmong, or Korean Americans * PARTICIPANTS: speak a language that the LHW can speak such as Tagalog, Ilocano, Hmong, Korean, or English * PARTICIPANTS: live in relevant area and intend to stay there for at least 12 months * PARTICIPANTS: Are willing to participate in a study about health behaviors involving nutrition or CRC screening Exclusion Criteria: * Personal history of CRC * Medical problems which may prevent them from attending 2 educational sessions
References
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