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Young Adult-Mediated Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Summary
This study will garner preliminary data to develop a young adult-mediated intervention whereby a younger family member encourages their older family member to get colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. In Aim 1, survey data from n=150 younger (25-44 years old) and n=150 older (45-75 years old) adults living in rural communities will be collected. In Aim 2, intervention components will be evaluated using n=9 focus groups. The novel intervention will be assessed via a pilot trial (n=15 adult child/parent dyads) in Aim 3.
Official title: Developing a Young Adult-Mediated Intervention to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Rural Screening Age-Eligible Adults
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
25 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2026-03
Completion Date
2026-07
Last Updated
2026-02-20
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Changes in CRC screening awareness and intentions
Using a single arm, open-label, pre-test post-test design (n=15 adult child/parent dyads), assess the impact of a young adult-mediated intervention to increase CRC screening among a paired age-eligible family member (e.g., parent/grandparent). The focus of the intervention will be on changes in CRC screening awareness and intentions among the age-eligible adult, but we hypothesize that the young adult could benefit as well. Thus, in addition to assessing feasibility and acceptability, we will assess changes in 1) CRC screening intentions among the age-eligible adults and 2) CRC health literacy and awareness of screening guidelines among the younger adult participant.
Locations (1)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States