Latino and American Indian Health Workers Promoting Clinical Trials Project leader: A. Paula Cupertino, Ph.D. Project Summary: Less than three percent of all adult cancer patients participate in clinical trials. Participation is even lower for patients from vulnerable populations. Community health workers (CHW) have been shown to improve minority participation in clinical research and access to health care, so this approach holds great promise in increasing minority participation in cancer clinical trials. As the University of Kansas Cancer Center continues to build successful partnership activities in rural areas across the state, programs to raise awareness of NCI sponsored clinical trials among minorities will be crucial. The objective of this proposal is to collaboratively develop, implement, and evaluate a theory-based and culturally relevant training program to advance awareness and interest in cancer clinical trials among our state's Latino and American Indian (Al) communities. Our central hypothesis is that a culturally sensitive, language and literacy appropriate program will improve a) knowledge about clinical trials, and b) attitudes regarding clinical trials participation. The program will be carried out in two phases. In Phase 1, we will refine our Community Ambassadors for Cancer Research curriculum and train 20 community health workers (CHW). Training will equip CHWs with essential knowledge about the conduct of clinical trials, including the advantages and disadvantages of participation as well as providing CHWs with critical skills in disseminating informafion through their social networks. Implementation will be enhanced through a culturally tailored media campaign that will increase awareness about cancer research efforts, help build a knowledge base about the importance of participating in clinical trials, and reinforce CHW messages within the community. In Phase II, we will evaluate the impact of CHW activities on community knowledge and attitudes about cancer clinical trials.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements (U54)
Project #
5U54CA154253-03
Application #
8381435
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1-PCRB-G)
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2012-09-01
Budget End
2013-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$12,888
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Kansas
Department
Type
DUNS #
016060860
City
Kansas City
State
KS
Country
United States
Zip Code
66160
Pacheco, Christina M; Wellever, Anthony; Nazir, Niaman et al. (2018) Clearing the air: American Indian tribal college students' exposure to second hand smoke & attitudes towards smoke free campus policies. J Am Coll Health 66:133-140
Choi, Won S; Nazir, Niaman; Pacheco, Christina M et al. (2016) Recruitment and Baseline Characteristics of American Indian Tribal College Students Participating in a Tribal College Tobacco and Behavioral Survey. Nicotine Tob Res 18:1488-93
Filippi, Melissa K; Perdue, David G; Hester, Christina et al. (2016) COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING PRACTICES AMONG THREE AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES IN MINNESOTA. J Cult Divers 23:21-7
Gibbs, Heather D; Pacheco, Christina; Yeh, Hung-Wen et al. (2016) Accuracy of Weight Perception Among American Indian Tribal College Students. Am J Prev Med 51:e139-e144
Hébert, James R; Satariano, William A; Friedman, Daniela B et al. (2015) Fulfilling Ethical Responsibility: Moving Beyond the Minimal Standards of Protecting Human Subjects from Research Harm. Prog Community Health Partnersh 9 Suppl:41-50
Hester, C M; Born, W K; Yeh, H W et al. (2015) Decisional stage distribution for colorectal cancer screening among diverse, low-income study participants. Health Educ Res 30:400-11
Cupertino, Ana Paula; Saint-Elin, Mercedes; de Los Rios, Johana Bravo et al. (2015) Empowering Promotores de Salud as partners in cancer education and research in rural southwest Kansas. Oncol Nurs Forum 42:15-22
Hester, Christina M; Jala, Venkatakrishna R; Langille, Morgan Gi et al. (2015) Fecal microbes, short chain fatty acids, and colorectal cancer across racial/ethnic groups. World J Gastroenterol 21:2759-69
Pacheco, Joseph A; Pacheco, Christina M; Lewis, Charley et al. (2015) Ensuring healthy American Indian generations for tomorrow through safe and healthy indoor environments. Int J Environ Res Public Health 12:2810-22
Greiner, K Allen; Friedman, Daniela B; Adams, Swann Arp et al. (2014) Effective recruitment strategies and community-based participatory research: community networks program centers' recruitment in cancer prevention studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 23:416-23

Showing the most recent 10 out of 18 publications