Trial reportBMC cancer2015
Mobilizing social support networks to improve cancer screening: the COACH randomized controlled trial study design.
Trial report in BMC cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01613430 (Evaluating Coaches of Older Adults for Cancer Care and Health Behaviors), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Evaluating Coaches of Older Adults for Cancer Care and Health Behaviors (COACH)
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Review of Medical Mistrust Across the Cancer Continuum of Care and Current Interventions.Journal of community health · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions targeted at women to encourage the uptake of cervical screening.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Health education interventions to promote early presentation and referral for women with symptoms of endometrial cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
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- The ties that bind: Cancer history, communication, and screening intention associations among diverse families.Journal of medical screening · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Peer-Led Navigation Approach as a Form of Task Shifting in Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge, Intention, and Practices Among Urban Women in Tanzania: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterTrial
- Emotional Challenges Experienced along the Diabetes Technology Journey by Caregivers of Black and Hispanic/Latino Youth with Type 1 Diabetes.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2026Article
- Decision support training for chronic kidney disease dyads: the ImPart Study protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2025Article
- Developing a General Population Screening Programme for Paediatric Type 1 Diabetes: Evidence from a Qualitative Study of the Perspectives and Attitudes of Parents.Pediatric diabetes · 2024Article
- Preparing patient navigators and assessing the impact of patient navigation in promoting cervical cancer screening uptake, knowledge, awareness, intention, and health beliefs: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
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- Amplifying Their Voices: Advice, Guidance, and Perceived Value of Cancer Biobanking Research Among an Older, Diverse Cohort.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Challenges and opportunities associated with cervical cancer screening programs in a low income, high HIV prevalence context.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Egocentric Health Networks and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ECHORN Cohort Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
- More than a Conversation: the Power of Bringing Scientists and the Community Together to Change Perceptions About Cancer.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- Cancer Health Impact Program (CHIP): Identifying Social and Demographic Associations of mHealth Access and Cancer Screening Behaviors Among Brooklyn, New York, Residents.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2019Article
- Establishing New Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships using the Community-Based Participatory Research Charrette Model: Lessons from the Cancer Health Accountability for Managing Pain and Symptoms Study.Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action · 2018Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Shona version of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS-Shona) in adult informal caregivers of patients with cancer in Harare, Zimbabwe.Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi · 2017Article
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundDisadvantaged populations face many barriers to cancer care, including limited support in navigating through the complexities of the healthcare system. Family members play an integral role in caring for patients and provide valuable care coordination; however, the effect of family navigators on adherence to cancer screening has not previously been evaluated. Training and evaluating trusted family members and other support persons may improve cancer outcomes for vulnerable patients.
methodsGuided by principles of community based participatory research (CBPR), "Evaluating Coaches of Older Adults for Cancer Care and Healthy Behaviors (COACH)" is a community-based randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a trained participant-designated coach (support person or care giver) in navigating cancer-screening for older African American adults, 50-74 years old. Participants are randomly assigned as dyads (participant+coach pair) to receiving either printed educational materials only (PEM--control group) or educational materials plus coach training (COACH--intervention group). We defined a coach as family member, friend, or other lay support person designated by the older adult. The coach training is designed as a one-time, 35- to 40-minute training consisting of: 1) a didactic session that covers the role of the coach, basic facts about colorectal, breast and cervical cancers (including risk factors, signs and symptoms and screening modalities), engaging the healthcare provider in cancer screening, insurance coverage for screening, and related healthcare issues, 2) three video skits addressing misconceptions about and planning for cancer screening, and 3) an interactive role-play session with the trainer to reinforce and practice strategies for encouraging the participant to get screened. The primary study outcome is the difference in the proportion of participants completing at least one of the recommended screenings (for breast, cervix or colorectal cancer) between the control and intervention groups. DISCUSSION: Building on trusted patient contacts to encourage cancer screening, COACH is a highly sustainable intervention in a high-risk population. It has the potential to minimize the effect of mistrust of the medical establishment on screening behaviors by mobilizing participants' existing support networks. If effective, the intervention could have a high impact on health care disparities research across multiple diseases.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT01613430 ). Registered June 5, 2012.
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