A Youth-led Intervention to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening

Part of paid clinical trials in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Sponsor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study ID
NCT07008781
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
15 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Youth-led cancer screening intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    High school students will be trained as health advocates and then facilitate discussions about cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with adults in their community. High school students (15-18 years old) from the local community will be recruited for this study, and each student will recruit adults that they live with or are part of their community (i.e. parent) who are eligible for cancer screening. The adult plus youth dyads will all undergo the same youth-led intervention in which the youth will utilize motivational interviewing to discuss cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with their adults and help their adults enroll in cancer screening through ScreenNJ, a community organization that aims to increase cancer screening in New Jersey, reduce cancer mortality rates, and reduce disparities.

Study Details

This study engages youth as health advocates to increase cancer screening in their community. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a youth-led intervention on cancer screening awareness in adults who are overdue for cancer screening.

Key Dates

Start date
May 30, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Feb 28, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
84 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Youth-led cancer screening intervention
    High school students will be trained as health advocates and then facilitate discussions about cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with adults in their community. High school students (15-18 years old) from the local community will be recruited for this study, and each student will recruit adults that they live with or are part of their community (i.e. parent) who are eligible for cancer screening. The adult plus youth dyads will all undergo the same youth-led intervention in which the youth will utilize motivational interviewing to discuss cancer screening recommendations and risk factors with their adults and help their adults enroll in cancer screening through ScreenNJ, a community organization that aims to increase cancer screening in New Jersey, reduce cancer mortality rates, and reduce disparities.

Primary Outcome Measure

Rate of Cancer Screening [ Time Frame: 2 weeks post-intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High SchoolNew BrunswickNew Jersey08901
Jeremiah Clifford
[email protected]
732-745-5300

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