Actively Recruiting
NYC Cancer Outreach Network in Neighborhoods for Equity and Community Translation Randomized Controlled Trial (NYC CONNECT)
Led by NYU Langone Health · Updated on 2025-12-18
2160
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
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Sponsors
N
NYU Langone Health
Lead Sponsor
C
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are conducting a randomized controlled trial called NYC CONNECT to compare two strategies aimed at increasing cancer screening rates for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. The study focuses on individuals who are due for these cancer screenings and examines whether adding community health worker (CHW) navigation services to culturally and linguistically tailored cancer education improves screening rates compared to education alone. All participants will also receive support for social needs that may affect their health. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The more intensive group receives patient navigation from trained, bilingual CHWs who provide support for cancer screening and social services alongside tailored educational materials. The less intensive group receives tailored educational materials and navigation for social service needs only. Both groups complete surveys at the start, 3 months, and 6 months. After 6 months, those in the less intensive group can opt to receive the full navigation support offered to the intensive group. Throughout the study, participants will complete surveys to assess their cancer screening status and social needs. Researchers will measure the percentage of participants who receive at least one cancer screening within 6 months of enrollment. The study includes ongoing support to address social determinants of health, and participation lasts at least 6 months with surveys conducted at regular intervals to monitor outcomes.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
NYC Cancer Outreach Network in Neighborhoods for Equity and Community Translation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Women between the ages of 21 and 75 years
- Men between the ages of 45 and 75 years
- Women aged 40-74 years who have not had a mammogram in the past 12 months, a Pap smear in the last 3 years (ages 21-64), or HPV test in the last 5 years (ages 30-64)
- Women aged 45-75 years who are not up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening
- Men not up-to-date on colorectal cancer screening
- Must speak English, Spanish, Haitian-Creole, French, or Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese)
- Lives in East Flatbush, Sunset Park, Highbridge, or Morrisania zip codes
You will not qualify if you...
- Previous or current diagnosis of any cancer
- Pregnancy (for breast and cervical cancer screening only)
- Current participation in an existing cancer navigation program
- Currently in hospice care
- Age 66 or older with advanced illness or frailty or living in a long-term institution for more than 90 days
- Bilateral mastectomy or both unilateral mastectomies (breast cancer only)
- Hysterectomy with no residual cervix (cervical cancer only)
- Total colectomy (colorectal cancer only)
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 months
Participants receive patient navigation and tailored educational materials to support cancer screening and social service needs, based on their randomized group.
Surveys at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months
Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Actively Recruiting
2
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
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Research Team
C
Chau Trinh-Shevrin, DrPH
P
Perla Chebli, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SCREENING
Number of Arms
2
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