Perceptions of Cervical Cancer Among Asian Americans - Full Text View

Sponsor:	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborator:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information provided by (Responsible Party):	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00518388

Purpose

Primary Objectives:

To identify and explore the range of beliefs of Vietnamese, Korean, and Filipino men and women, ages 18 to 29 years, residing in the Greater Houston area, about general cervical cancer, cervical cancer screening knowledge, HPV knowledge, and sources of information for this knowledge.
To identify motivators, barriers, and psychosocial predictors of cervical cancer screening.
To review proposed cervical cancer and HPV materials in order to develop culturally appropriate and sensitive text, graphics, and design.
To code focus group responses for analysis about particular beliefs, barriers, motivators, psychosocial predictors regarding cervical cancer screening.
To prepare a report on the recommendations of the focus groups regarding changes to the proposed cervical cancer and HPV materials.
To disseminate findings from these focus groups to increase understanding of these communities' perceptions of cervical cancer and HPV among healthcare professionals, researchers, and community members in order to develop programs to address cancer disparities effectively.

Condition	Intervention
Epidemiology	Behavioral: Focus Group Behavioral: Questionnaire

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Ecologic or Community Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title:	Perceptions of Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomavirus Among Asian Americans

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Asian-American Health Cancer Cervical Cancer

Drug Information available for: Human Papillomaviruses

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:

To learn about the beliefs, practices, and knowledge about cervical cancer among Asian American young adults [ Time Frame: 1 Year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

To develop materials that will educate Asian Americans about cervical cancer and encourage them to get screened for this disease [ Time Frame: 1 Year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	60
Study Start Date:	August 2007
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
1 Participants that are self identified as Korean, Filipino, or Vietnamese.	Behavioral: Focus Group Focus groups each lasting about 2 hours. Behavioral: Questionnaire Questionnaire relating to your health practices and knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV. Other Name: Survey

Detailed Description:

SURVEY:

If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete a survey about your health practices and knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV. You will also be asked to provide some personal history on yourself such as your age, gender, birthplace, ethnicity, relationship status and educational level. Female participants will be asked to indicate if they have received an HPV test (also called a "Pap" test) within the last 3 years. The survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete and will be filled out on the same day as the focus group.

FOCUS GROUP:

You will also take part in a discussion group called a "focus group." A trained focus group leader will guide you and 8-10 others through a series of questions. He/she will lead a discussion to hear comments, opinions, and observations on a brochure and poster about cervical cancer and HPV. Groups will be made up of participants of the same gender (that is, all male or all female) and ethnic group (Filipino, Korean, or Vietnamese). Each discussion group will last about 2 hours and may be audiotaped so that the discussion may be transcribed and analyzed. You will only be called by your first name and you are not required to use your real name during the focus group discussion. You will not be identified by the audiotape recordings.

LENGTH OF STUDY:

When the focus group discussion is over, you will be off-study.

This is an investigational study. Up to 60 participants will be enrolled on this study. All will be enrolled at M. D. Anderson.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 29 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants that are self identified as Korean, Filipino, or Vietnamese.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Self identified as Korean, Filipino, or Vietnamese
Individuals 18-29 years of age
Have a high school education or less (but not less than 4th grade)
Able to read and speak English and one of these languages: Korean, Vietnamese, or Tagalog
Lower socioeconomic status, defined as: for a household of 1, not more than $18,620 annual income, for a household of 2, not more than $24,980, for a household of 3, not more than $31,340, for a household of 4, not more than $37,700, for a household of 5, not more than $44,060, for a household of 6,not more than $50,420, for a household of 7, not more than $56,780 NOTE: The CDC has granted some flexibility with these income guidelines
Not currently pregnant

Exclusion Criteria:

Household income greater than 200% of the federal poverty level

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00518388

Locations

United States, Texas
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Sponsors and Collaborators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Janice Chilton, DrPH,MPH

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

More Information

Additional Information:

MD Anderson Cancer Center website This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00518388 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2007-0101
Study First Received:	August 16, 2007
Last Updated:	September 22, 2011
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center:

Epidemiology
Cervical Cancer
Human Papillomavirus
Focus Group

Questionnaire
Survey
HPV

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Uterine Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Female
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site

Neoplasms
Uterine Cervical Diseases
Uterine Diseases
Genital Diseases, Female

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2012