Clinical trial · Interventional
¡Salud! Por la Vida (SPLV) A Colorectal Screening Promotion Program
¡Salud! Por la Vida: A Colorectal Screening Promotion Program for Patients Attending Federally Qualified Health Centers in Puerto Rico.
- 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 overall goal of this educational program was to increase colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) in men and women who attend Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Puerto Rico. FQHCs, referred to in Puerto Rico as "Clínicas 330", are ideal settings to implement innovative approaches to increase CRCS because they serve primarily low-income patients who typically have lower rates of screening. The goal of this study, is to develop and evaluate the impact of a clinic level intervention on increasing CRCS among low-income Puerto Rican men and women aged 50-75, who have either never been screened for colorectal cancer, or are under-screened according recommended guidelines. To evaluate the delivery of the CRCS education program we used a group randomized controlled trial that provided data to determine the effectiveness of the CRC intervention program compared with usual practice (no intervention).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¡Salud! Por la Vida | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Arm
- description
- Intervention Arm: ¡Salud! Por la vida Educational Intervention After completing eligibility and baseline surveys, trained lay health workers delivered an educational intervention for colorectal cancer screening with included a tailored interactive multimedia intervention (TIMI), newsletter, infographics, and a provider prompt for colorectal cancer screening. This educational session was delivered at intervention clinics and lasted about 1 hour. Follow-up data was collected starting at 6 months post educational session.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: ¡Salud! Por la Vida
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Arm
- description
- Control Arm: No intervention was delivered. At baseline, participants completed eligibility and baseline surveys. Follow-up data was collected 6 months post-baseline survey.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 50 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female aged 50-75, patient at a participating FQHC. * Male aged 50-75, patient at a participating FQHC. Exclusion Criteria: * Having completed a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) in the past year. * Having completed a sigmoidoscopy in the last 5 years. * Having completed a colonoscopy in the last 10 years. * Prior history of colorectal cancer.
References
Publications (2)
- BACKGROUNDSerra YA, Colon-Lopez V, Savas LS, Vernon SW, Fernandez-Espada N, Velez C, Ayala A, Fernandez ME. Using Intervention Mapping to Develop Health Education Components to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Puerto Rico. Front Public Health. 2017 Dec 7;5:324. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00324. eCollection 2017. PMID 29270400
- BACKGROUNDColon-Lopez V, Valencia-Torres IM, Rios EI, Llavona J, Velez-Alamo C, Fernandez ME. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About Colorectal Cancer Screening in Puerto Rico. J Cancer Educ. 2023 Apr;38(2):552-561. doi: 10.1007/s13187-022-02153-z. Epub 2022 Mar 31. PMID 35359256