Status:

COMPLETED

Colon Cancer Screening in First-Degree Relatives of Hispanic Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Patients

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Colorectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Brief Summary

Primary Objectives: 1. To evaluate knowledge, beliefs, attitudes and values that influence perceptions and utilization of colorectal cancer screening (CRCS) among first-degree relatives of Hispanic C...

Detailed Description

CRC PATIENTS AND THEIR FDRS: You will be asked to complete a questionnaire by telephone interview. The study researcher who calls you will ask for your permission to audiotape the interview. The ques...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Key Informants: Persons will be identified as potentially eligible key informants if they are: 1) members of the Houston Hispanic Health Coalition, or if they are identified through the Houston Hispanic Health Coalition as having professional expertise relevant to this study. 2) Able to speak English or Spanish. 3) Able to provide informed consent.
  • CRC Patients: Eligibility criteria include: 1) Living MDACC patients with a personal history of colorectal adenocarcinoma (diagnosed as local or regional disease), who are between the ages of 18 and 60 years, who are identified as Hispanic/Latino, and who have living first degree relatives (siblings or children) between the ages of 40 and 70. 2) Able to provide informed consent. Eligible persons may speak either English or Spanish.
  • First-degree relatives (FDRs): Eligibility criteria include: 1) First-degree relatives (siblings and children) of the MDACC CRC cancer patients who are recruited to this study, who are 40 to 70 years of age. 2) Able to provide informed consent. Eligible persons may speak either English or Spanish.
  • Note: As described in the above inclusion criteria, this protocol involves recruiting and interviewing of key informants, CRC patients, and eligible first-degree relatives (FDRs) of CRC patients for three phases of the study.

Exclusion

  • CRC Patients: CRC patients will be excluded if they have a history of a known hereditary CRC syndrome (e.g., HNPCC, familial polyposis) or inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), or were diagnosed with distant metastases.
  • First degree relatives: FDRs of eligible CRC patients will be excluded if they have a history of a known hereditary CRC syndrome (e.g., HNPCC, familial polyposis) or inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), or have a personal history of cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer) or polyps.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

26 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00838318

Start Date

February 1 2004

End Date

March 1 2010

Last Update

July 30 2012

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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030