St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program: The Feasibility of Teacher Delivery (Pilot Study)
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Purpose
-The St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program was created in 2006 as part of the outreach mandate of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The curriculum is designed to teach schoolchildren about cancer and dispel common misconceptions, inform students about healthy lifestyle choices that can translate to reduced cancer risk in adulthood, and to inspire an interest in science and scientific careers. In the 2010-2011 school year, researchers examined the impact of the program in regard to knowledge.
It has always been clear that St. Jude personnel are limited to visiting a small number of schools in person each year so in 2011, a teacher's kit to the education program was created. The kit includes all the lesson plans needed to complete the program without the presence of St. Jude staff members. As a result, researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital want to test the feasibility of the intervention by schoolteachers, and how this mechanism of delivery will affect student knowledge, attitudes, and health behaviors associated with cancer and healthy living.
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Healthy |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program: The Feasibility of Teacher Delivery (Pilot Study) |
- Rate of compliance [ Time Frame: 1 week (at end of three teaching modules) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Delivery of the educational curriculum by classroom teachers will be demonstrated to be a feasible method of delivering the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program. The program will be determined to be feasible if 80% of the schools that agree to participate complete the delivery of the program. A complete delivery will be defined as all grade consenting teachers delivering 2/3 of the educational content in each of the three modules.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 1400 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2012 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2015 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | June 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Healthy Volunteers
Fourth grade students enrolled in Memphis-area schools.
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Detailed Description:
Teachers who agree to participate will use the teacher's kit developed by the St. Jude International Outreach Program to deliver the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children curriculum to 4th grade students over the course of 1 week. Pre and post survey data will be collected from students to measure knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions of vulnerability, intentions, and behaviors associated with cancer and healthy living. Rates of compliance and feedback about the curriculum will be collected from teachers via curriculum checklist, survey, and interviews.
Primary Objective:
- To determine if it is feasible for classroom teachers to implement the St. Jude Cancer Education for Children Program.
Secondary/Exploratory Objectives:
- To determine factors that may contribute to the program's feasibility such as school and teacher characteristics.
- To measure the impact of the intervention on student knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, perceptions of vulnerability, intentions, and self-reported health behaviors.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 9 Years to 10 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Fourth grade students enrolled in Memphis-area schools.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Located in the Greater Memphis Area (Shelby and surrounding counties)
- District & school provide permission
- 4th grade student with cognitive capacity to complete questionnaires (as determined by the teacher)
- Assents to study participation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not located in the Greater Memphis Area (Shelby and surrounding counties)
- Student does not assent to participation
- Student without cognitive capacity to complete questionnaires (as determined by the teacher)
- Parent or guardian refuses consent
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Yuri Quintana, PhD | 866-278-5833 | info@stjude.org |
| United States, Tennessee | |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Recruiting |
| Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105 | |
| Contact: Yuri Quintana, PhD 866-278-5833 info@stjude.org | |
| Principal Investigator: Yuri Quintana, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Yuri Quintana, PhD | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
More Information
Additional Information:
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| Responsible Party: | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01591213 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | XPD12-040 SJCECP2 |
| Study First Received: | May 1, 2012 |
| Last Updated: | May 6, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
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Cancer education Prevention education Volunteers |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013