Peer power: can friends help friends beat colon cancer?

NCT ID NCT05793593

First seen Apr 12, 2026 · Last updated May 22, 2026 · Updated 8 times

Summary

This study looks at whether training Black men who have already completed a colon cancer screening test (FIT) can help encourage their male friends and family to also get screened. The goal is to see if this peer outreach approach increases screening rates in the community. About 80 participants will be enrolled.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memoiral Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

    Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk- Commack (All Protocol Activities)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All Protocol Activities)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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