An interventional study of Youth-led cancer screening intervention in Cancer, sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 15 Years to 80 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-04-28.
Sponsored by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research
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.
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Breast: 40-74 year old women Cervical: 21-65 year old women with a cervix (have not had a hysterectomy) Colorectal: 45-75 year olds Prostate: 50 to 69 year old men (start at 45 for black males) Lung: 50 to 80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years
Overall:
21-75 year old women 45-75 year old men 76-80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years
Exclusion Criteria:
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.
Behavioral: 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.
Rate of Cancer Screening
% of adults who schedule or conduct cancer screening 2 weeks post-intervention
Time frame: 2 weeks post-intervention
Change in Cancer Screening Knowledge- Adult
Change in Pre-/post-cancer screening knowledge in the adult using a 7-item assessment that the study team created. Higher scores indicate more knowledge.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 days later
Change in Cancer Screening Knowledge- Youth
Change in Pre-/post-cancer screening knowledge in the youth using a 7-item assessment that the study team created. Higher scores indicate more knowledge.
Time frame: Baseline and after intervention ends
Change in Youth Self-Efficacy
Change in Pre-/post youth self-efficacy using a 10-item assessment that the study team created and includes some questions adapted from Patient Activation Measure (PAM-10). Higher scores indicate more self-efficacy.
Time frame: Baseline and after intervention ends
Change in Adult Activation
Change in Pre-/post adult activation using a 5-item assessment adapted from Patient Activation Measure (PAM-10). Higher scores indicate more activation.
Time frame: Baseline and 3 days later
Proportion of adults who are overdue for each cancer type
Proportion of adults who are overdue for each cancer type
Time frame: Baseline
Plan to share: No
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