Clinical trial · Interventional
Feasibility Study to Actively Disseminate the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer in Primary Healthcare Centers
Feasibility Study to Actively Disseminate the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer in Primary Healthcare Centers in Aparecida de Goiania (Brazil) - FLACC-Brazil
NCT06965608CI-TRIAL-00089530FLACC-Brazilnot yet recruitingN/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)
Phase II non-randomized four-arm study (before/after pragmatic trial) that will test 2 different implementation strategies either combined or separately for the dissemination of the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer within four different primary healthcare units in Aparecida de Goiânia.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer (LAC Code) | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined WhatsApp Messaging and Online Workshop | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Online Cancer Prevention Workshop for Healthcare Professionals | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| WhatsApp-Based Cancer Prevention Messaging | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (4)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- Participants in this arm will receive no intervention during the study period. They will complete baseline and follow-up assessments to evaluate changes in cancer prevention literacy and health services-related outcomes over time, serving as a comparison for the intervention arms.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- G1: WhatsApp Messaging Intervention - General Population
- description
- Participants in this arm will receive structured cancer prevention messages via WhatsApp over a four-week period. The messages will cover key recommendations from the Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer (LAC Code), focusing on actionable steps to reduce cancer risk. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) assigned to this group will not receive any training.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: WhatsApp-Based Cancer Prevention Messaging
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (≥18 years old) * Registered at a participating primary healthcare center (UBS) in Aparecida de Goiânia * Healthcare professionals with at least three months of employment at a participating UBS * Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- Prior diagnosis of any cancer or currently undergoing cancer treatment
References
Publications (11)
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- BACKGROUNDEspina C, Feliu A, Maza M, Almonte M, Ferreccio C, Finck C, Herrero R, Dommarco JR, de Almeida LM, Arrossi S, Garcia PJ, Garmendia ML, Mohar A, Murillo R, Santamaria J, Tortolero-Luna G, Cazap E, Gabriel OO, Paonessa D, Zoss JW, Luciani S, Carvalho A, Schuz J; Working Groups of Scientific Experts. Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer 1st Edition: 17 cancer prevention recommendations to the public and to policy-makers (World Code Against Cancer Framework). Cancer Epidemiol. 2023 Oct;86 Suppl 1:102402. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102402. Epub 2023 Oct 16. PMID 37852725
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