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Faith in Action! A Church-Based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening in Korean Women
Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Summary
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.
Official title: 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
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
45 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
320
Start Date
2022-07-16
Completion Date
2025-12-01
Last Updated
2024-08-27
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Faith in Action! Church-based Navigation Model
Cancer screening education and navigation by identified trained navigators in faith based settings + American Cancer Society Screening Guidelines pamphlet
Control
Presentation on healthy behaviors (physical activity, nutrition) + American Cancer Society Screening Guidelines pamphlet
Locations (2)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States
UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity
Los Angeles, California, United States