Initiating Colorectal Cancer Screening in Unscreened Individuals 45 to 54
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The goal of this observational study is to understand the barriers and facilitators to completing colorectal cancer screening from the patient and community health center staff perspective. The main question it aims to answer is to identify system-level determinants of colorectal cancer screening in individuals aged 45 to 54. Participants will be asked to partake in one-time interviews either online or in-person and community health center staff will also be asked to take an online survey.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Maximum Age: 54
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• Individuals aged 45-54
• Individuals who are patients at the health center
• Individuals that are willing and able to give verbal/written consent
• Individuals ages 18+
• Individuals working at the health center
• Individuals that are involved in CRC screening processes at CSHC
• Individuals that are willing and able to give verbal/written consent
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Codman Square Health Center
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH
aanyane-yeboa@mgh.harvard.edu
(617) 726-6609
Time Frame
Start Date:2025-06-16
Estimated Completion Date:2029-08-31
Participants
Target number of participants:40
Treatments
Patients and staff from one community health center named Codman Square Health Center.
This project builds on an existing partnership with Codman Square Health Center (CSHC). CSCHC is located in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston which has among the highest mortality rates from colorectal cancer in the city. Codman Square Health Center serves a patient population that is 86% Black and 87% income at or below the federal poverty limit, thus requiring an equity-driven approach. Patients recruited will be aged 45-54 and staff will be over aged 18 who work at CSHC and that are involved in CRC screening. There will be no clinical intervention as this is an implementation study to identify system-level determinants of colorectal cancer screening.