NCT06605196

Improving Cancer Prevention and Control Through Academic-local Public Health Department Partnerships

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 364 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to understand how to leverage structures and processes of academic health department (AHD) partnerships to facilitate implementation of cancer related evidence-based programs and policies (EBPPs).

Detailed description

The investigators will conduct a group-randomized study (total N=28 AHD partnerships) to evaluate the effect of strategies to increase implementation of cancer control and prevention EBPPs by supporting AHD partnerships. Partnerships will be randomized 1:1 to either an active implementation arm in which they will receive tailored strategies based on prior knowledge of successful partnerships or to an existing set of resources for AHD partnerships. A mixed methods approach will be used to evaluate changes in AHD partnerships and understand how contextual factors may have impacted the AHD partnership's ability to support EBPP adoption.

Conditions

• Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Resources and guided facilitation	Participants in the intervention arm will participate in a planning period at the beginning of the intervention period to establish the goals for the partnership. The investigators will use the prioritized list of AHD partnership features developed in prior research to guide the initial planning period and then assist the partnership members to plan to implement the corresponding strategies focused on their areas of interest (e.g., developing collaborative projects, hiring faculty, staff, or students to conduct data analysis). The investigators will use telephone, email communication, and video conferencing to communicate with AHD partnerships, regularly assess progress towards goals, and adjust goals and strategies based on the progress. One additional in person visit to each AHD partnership in the intervention arm will be made in year 2 of implementation to review goals and progress and provide additional guidance and tailored support as needed.
BEHAVIORAL	Existing resources	Individuals will be referred to existing resources in the Learning Community.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-04-30
• Primary completion: 2028-04-30
• Completion: 2028-06-30
• First posted: 2024-09-20
• Last updated: 2026-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States