Prostate Cancer Education in African American Men
African American and African-Caribbean men have the greatest prostate cancer incidence and
mortality rate. Professional organizations provide conflicting recommendations regarding
prostate cancer testing but generally agree that men learn about the risks and benefits of
testing and share in decisions about testing based on their personal preferences. This study
was designed to assess the effects of a decision support intervention on men's knowledge
about prostate cancer testing, participation in medical decisions about testing, decision
conflict related to testing, and the congruence between prostate cancer testing intentions
and behaviors. A randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants were randomized
into one of two conditions: (a) tailored telephone education about prostate cancer testing
(intervention group) or (b) tailored telephone education about national guidelines for fruit
and vegetable consumption (attention control group).
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Screening
congruence between prostate cancer testing intention and behavior
Congruence between men's stated intentions to get tested and their actual testing behavior, validated by medical claims at 1 and 2 year follow-up. Intention-behavior agreement was coded as congruent (1), whereas disagreement was coded as incongruent (0).
1 and 2 years post randomization
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Stephen Lepore, PhD
Principal Investigator
Temple University
United States: Institutional Review Board
R01CA104223
NCT01415375
September 2004
July 2009
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Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140 |