IRB Study Number 18-855
Status Recruiting
Location South Pointe Hospital
Institute Taussig Cancer Institute
Description
The study will provide much needed data to define the extent to which the proposed multi-faceted approach may be effectively deployed to the target population. This includes the acquisition of data to evaluate the educational program, for which improvement in knowledge may be tested objectively using our study design, as well as survey and feasibility data which is pivotal for improving the strategy.
Inclusion Criteria
- Education Only: African American individuals 18 years and older.
- CRC colonoscopy screening :
Average Risk African American individuals ages 45 - 75 who did not have a screening colonoscopy or other screening modality within the past 10 years, have no history of CRC, adenomatous polyps or Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and no family history of colorectal cancer. This will be identified during outreach events (steps 3 and 4).
- It is important to note that this program may ultimately include all races as a community outreach event, however we will not analyze the data of non-African Americans.
Exclusion Criteria
- African American individuals under the age of 18.
- Colonoscopy within 10 years
- History of CRC, Adenoma, IBD
- Family history of CRC
- FIT test within the past year
- Cologuard test within the past 3 years
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy test within the past 5 years
- Colonography within the past 5 years
