Clinical trial · Interventional
Faith in Action! A Church-Based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening in Korean Women
Faith in Action! A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Church-based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Among Korean Women in Los Angeles
- 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)
The purpose of this research is to develop a culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum to train lay health navigators to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings and evaluate whether the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum increases adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among Korean American women within faith-based settings in Los Angeles, California. The primary research procedures include trainings and key informant interviews with lay health navigators in faith-based settings followed by a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the intervention.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Female | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Cancer Screening | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Health Disparities | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Faith in Action! Church-based Navigation Model | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Faith in Action!
- description
- A train-the-trainer approach will be used to educate lay health navigators to present the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum and to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Faith in Action! Church-based Navigation Model
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control
- description
- A presentation of lifestyle recommendations (e.g., physical activity, nutrition) will be provided to control groups.
- interventionNames
- Other: Control
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Screening adherence
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 45 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Korean woman who is 45 years or older * Does not currently have a breast cancer diagnosis * Non-adherent to cancer screening (did not receive mammogram in last 2 years based on self-report) * Prospective or current member of participating Korean Churches * Willing to participate in study Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet inclusion criteria as described above
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDGresham G, Kim DH, Sung MJ, Diniz MA, Finster L, Fine M, Jeon C, Herrmann AK, Lee JY, Surani Z, Haile RW. Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to evaluate a faith-based breast cancer screening navigation model. Trials. 2026 Jan 29;27(1):168. doi: 10.1186/s13063-025-09397-2. PMID 41612469