Men's Prostate Awareness Church Training (M-PACT)
Prostate Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Prostate Cancer focused on measuring prostate cancer disparities, African American, Spiritually based intervention, Men's Health, Informed Decision Making, Community Based Participatory Research, Health Communication, Health Information Technology, Community Health Advisors
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Male Study Participants
- African American Men church attending men
40-69 years of age Advisory Panel
- Knowledgeable about the community where the intervention is implemented, adults ages 21+, review materials and provide input for intervention development and program implementation Pastors
- Willing to conduct the intervention at church
- Support the program
- Designate two individuals to serve as community health advisors
- Identify a ministry in the church which will champion the project Community Health Advisors
- attend a 6 hour training and 1 hour certification
- assist in recruitment of study participants
- recruit up to 24 men
- recruit up to 24 females to attend sessions with men in 10 Health Partner Churches
- prepare and conduct the 4 part workshop series
- serve as liaisons between the project and study team Workshop Participants
- self-identified, African American men (40-69), Health Partners --over 18 years of age, able to complete self-administered paper-and-pencil surveys
Exclusion Criteria:
- Workshop participants with a history of prostate cancer, do not meet the age criteria
Sites / Locations
- University of Maryland School of Public Health
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Co-Educational Workshops
Men's Workshops
Community health advisors will be trained using traditional/classroom methods and provided with technical assistance/support to implement the 4 part health series with men and women dyads. Technical assistance and support will be given as needed to community health advisors. Workshop sessions will include didactic lecture, group discussions, video and group exercises.
Community health advisors will be trained using traditional/classroom methods and provided with technical assistance/support as needed to deliver 4 part educational sessions to men only groups to relay information about making an informed decision about prostate cancer screening. Workshop sessions will include didactic lecture, group discussions, video and group exercises.