NCT01415375

Prostate Cancer Education in African American Men

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 490 (actual)
• Sponsor: Temple University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 45 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the efficacy of a tailored telephone intervention to promote informed decision making about prostate cancer testing among predominantly immigrant black men.

Detailed description

African American and African-Caribbean men have the greatest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rate. Professional organizations provide conflicting recommendations regarding prostate cancer testing but generally agree that men learn about the risks and benefits of testing and share in decisions about testing based on their personal preferences. This study was designed to assess the effects of a decision support intervention on men's knowledge about prostate cancer testing, participation in medical decisions about testing, decision conflict related to testing, and the congruence between prostate cancer testing intentions and behaviors. A randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants were randomized into one of two conditions: (a) tailored telephone education about prostate cancer testing (intervention group) or (b) tailored telephone education about national guidelines for fruit and vegetable consumption (attention control group).

Conditions

• Prostate Cancer Screening Decision

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Prostate Cancer Screening Education	tailored telephone education on prostate cancer testing
BEHAVIORAL	Fruit and Vegetable Intake Education	tailored telephone education about fruit and vegetable consumption

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-09-01
• Primary completion: 2007-07-01
• Completion: 2009-07-01
• First posted: 2011-08-11
• Last updated: 2015-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States