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A Youth-led Intervention to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening
Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Summary
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 Details
Gender
All
Age Range
15 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
84
Start Date
2025-05-30
Completion Date
2026-02
Last Updated
2025-07-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
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.
Locations (1)
New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States