Clinical trial · Interventional
Step up to Health, Nigeria! Impact of World Cancer Day Walk on Health Behaviors Among Nigerians
- 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)
Cancer awareness is a critical element of cancer prevention and control. Creating public awareness on risk factors, preventative strategies, and the importance of early screening is the foundation upon which a cancer control program must be constructed. The purpose of this study is to describe the sociodemographic and risk factor distribution of the Abuja, Nigeria "World Cancer Day Walk" participants according to their motive for participating in the event (free cancer screening versus fun/activities), and secondarily, to investigate the impact of the event on educating attendees from the general population about cancer prevention and screening, in particular the importance of being physically active and maintaining a healthy body weight. Obesity is a known risk factor contributing to the development of cancer and NCD's.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Prevention | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy Lifestyle Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Intervention Group
- description
- Participants having previously attended at least once in previous years the "World Cancer Day Walk" will be considered as the group exposed to the health education intervention (returning).
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Healthy Lifestyle Education
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- The control/non-exposed group will be the participants who are attending the "World Cancer Day Walk" for the first time in 2020 (first timers) and have not yet received health education information.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Compare the sociodemographic and risk factor distribution of the "World Cancer Day Walk" participants who are attending the event for "free breast, cervical or prostate screening" with participants who are attending for "fun and activities".
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and Female age 18 and over * Willing and able to converse and/or read and write in either English or Pidgin English. Exclusion Criteria: \* Participants who are unable to provide informed consent to the study due to cognitive or physical impairment, based on self-report.
References
Publications (7)
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