AANCART Research Project on Lay Health Workers and Asian Americans (AANCARTLHW)
Colorectal Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Colorectal Cancer focused on measuring Asian Americans, colorectal cancer screening, cancer prevention, Filipinos Americans, Hmong Americans, Korean Americans, Randomized Controlled Trials
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- self-identified as Filipino, Hmong, or Korean Americans
- age 50 to 75
- speak a language that the lay health worker (LHW) can speak such as Tagalog, Ilocano, Hmong, Korean, or English
- live in relevant area and intend to stay there for at least 12 months
- are willing to participate in a study about health behaviors involving nutrition or CRC screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
- personal history of CRC
- medical problems which may prevent them from attending 2 educational sessions
Sites / Locations
- University of California Los Angeles
- University of California Davis
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
CRC Prevention and Screening Education
Nutrition Education
Intervention Lay Health Workers (LHWs) will be taught to teach their participants about CRC screening through 2 outreach sessions and 2 telephone calls aimed at increasing their CRC screening receipt.
LHWs and participants in the comparison group will receive a bilingual CRC brochure as well as 2 lectures on healthy nutrition for cardiovascular health delivered by a health educator and an optional post- intervention LHW outreach session on CRC screening.